Ruggiero

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2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Masculine

Usage Italian, Carolingian Cycle

Pronounced Pron. /rud.ˈd͡ʒɛː.ro/(Italian)

Meaning & History

Italian form of Roger. This is the name of a Saracen knight in the epic poems Orlando Innamorato (1483) by Matteo Maria Boiardo and Orlando Furioso (1532) by Ludovico Ariosto, as well as several operas based on the poems. In the tales Ruggiero is a noble opponent of Orlando who falls in love with the female knight Bradamante.