as a german surname, luther 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 is also derived from the latin name eleutherius. eleutherius is a cognate of the greek word eleutheros (Î­Î»ÎµÏÎ¸ÎµÏÎ¿Ï) which means "free."being lutheran luther has also been regularly used as a given name in english speaking countries in modern times, originally in honour of martin luther. ==famous persons with the surname luther== * bill luther, american politician * bobbi sue luther * charles luther * frank luther * hans luther (15th century) * hans luther, german politician and chancellor of germany * karl theodor robert luther * martin luther, german theologian and augustinian monk who inspired and began the protestant reformation * martin luther (diplomat), german diplomat from 1940-1945 and a nazi party member * thomas luther * , german scientist (chemistry, photography) ==see also== *luter *luther (given name) *luther (disambiguation) ==references==   cs:luther de:luther (begriffsklÃ¤rung) es:lutero (desambiguaciÃ³n) ja:ã«ã¿ã¼ pl:luther ru:ÐÑÑÐµÑ (Ð·Ð½Ð°ÑÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ) sk:luther vo:luther
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