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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 is also derived from the ancient Greek eleutherius, a liberator. Luther has also been regularly used as a given name in English speaking countries in modern times, originally in honor of Martin Luther.
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- 1 Famous persons with the surname Luther
- 2 Famous persons with the given name Luther
- 3 Fictional people
- 4 Places and institutions
- 5 Other uses
- 6 References
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