Luther

Luther
/looh"theuhr/; Ger. /loot"euhrdd/, n.
1. Martin /mahr"tn/; Ger. /mahrdd"teen/, 1483-1546, German theologian and author: leader, in Germany, of the Protestant Reformation.
2. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning "famous" and "army."

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(as used in expressions)
Burbank Luther
King Martin Luther Jr.
Luther Martin
Powell Colin Luther
Luther Robinson
Eugene Luther Vidal

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  • Luther — is a surname. As a German surname it is derived from a Germanic personal name compounded from the words liut , people , and heri , army . As a rare English surname, it means lute player (Hanks and Hodges 1988). Luther has also been regularly used …   Wikipedia

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  • Luther — m English (esp. U.S.): from the German surname, which is derived from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements liut people + heri army, warrior. It is most commonly bestowed among evangelical Protestants, in honour of the ecclesiastical… …   First names dictionary

  • Luther, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 158 Housing Units (2000): 59 Land area (2000): 0.774053 sq. miles (2.004788 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.774053 sq. miles (2.004788 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Luther, MI — U.S. village in Michigan Population (2000): 339 Housing Units (2000): 186 Land area (2000): 0.929222 sq. miles (2.406673 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.019130 sq. miles (0.049546 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.948352 sq. miles (2.456219 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Luther, OK — U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 612 Housing Units (2000): 266 Land area (2000): 4.484113 sq. miles (11.613800 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.484113 sq. miles (11.613800 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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  • Luther [2] — Luther, 1) Eduard, Astronom, geb. 24. Febr. 1816 in Hamburg, gest. 17. Okt. 1887, studierte in Kiel und Königsberg, habilitierte sich 1847 als Privatdozent an der Universität Königsberg, wurde 1854 Professor der Astronomie und 1859 Direktor der… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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