Rodger

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Rodger

/ˈɹɒd͡ʒə(ɹ)/

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proper noun Rodgers

A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Roger. In 2018, a man drove a rental van onto a busy Toronto sidewalk, killing 10 people and badly injuring 16, minutes after he had posted a Facebook tribute to Mr. Rodger and proclaimed, “The Incel Rebellion has already begun!”
A male given name from the Germanic languages; a spelling variant of Roger reinforced by the surname.

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@misc{rodger_2026,
  title = {Rodger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rodger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}