Ruger

Meaning of Ruger

Ruger bursts onto the birth certificate like a campfire spark in a pine-scented breeze—short, crackling, and impossible to ignore. Though many parents first hear it in the whir of sporting-goods commercials (tip of the hat to the iconic American firearms maker, Sturm, Ruger & Co.), the name’s roots reach back to Old German soil, where it began as a surname meaning “renowned spear” and kin to the medieval hero Roger. That blend of frontier grit and storied lineage gives Ruger a dual personality: part rugged mountain-trail swagger, part knight-in-shining-armor charm. Little wonder U.S. moms and dads have been quietly holstering it in their baby-name arsenal for three decades, keeping it just under the Top-700 radar while still whispering to the world, “Our son’s built for adventure.”