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The name Luther

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SpeckledlyHen · 07/09/2021 20:14

I met a real life person called Luther. Am intrigued by the name. Any clue as to where it originates?

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AnnabelleMontgomery · 07/09/2021 20:17

95 theses and a door.

RosesandPumpkins · 07/09/2021 20:19

Have you googled it?

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SpeckledlyHen · 07/09/2021 20:19

@AnnabelleMontgomery

95 theses and a door.
eh? what are theses?
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SpeckledlyHen · 07/09/2021 20:20

@RosesandPumpkins

Have you googled it?
I did yes.. but nothing much..
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annacondom · 07/09/2021 20:20

Many surnames come from professions Don't know if it's relevant but a luthier was someone who made lutes. Guitar-makers today are called luthiers

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SpeckledlyHen · 07/09/2021 20:22

it was a forename rather than a surname

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Mariell · 07/09/2021 20:25

wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_(given_name)

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