Luther

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Luther is a common German surname most famously associated with the Protestant Reformer Martin Luther and his family.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Luther canonical 8
Johannes (Hans) Luther 1

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf German-language surname
surname
associatedWith Christian theology
Reformation
surface form: Protestant Reformation
category German-language surnames
Surnames from given names
culturalAssociation German Protestant culture
etymologyStatus disputed
genderAssociation not gender-specific
hasNotableBearer Doris Luther
Hans Luther
Johannes Ernst Luther
surface form: Johannes Luther

Katharina von Bora
Margarete Luther
surface form: Margarethe Luther

Martin Luther
Martin Luther
surface form: Martin Luther (theologian)

Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Sr.
Paul Luther
hasVariant Luder
Lutherus
Lutter
historicalPeakAssociation 16th century Europe
inspiredTerm Lutheran
Lutheranism
languageOfOrigin German
mayDeriveFrom Old High German personal name "Liuther"
elements "liut" (people) and "heri" (army)
mostFamousBearer Martin Luther
surface form: Martin Luther (1483–1546)
mostFamousBearerDenomination Lutheran precursor
mostFamousBearerOccupation Protestant Reformer
theologian
mostFamousBearerReligion Christianity
nameType family name
notableFamily Luther family
surface form: Luther family of Wittenberg
usedInCountry Australia
Canada
Germany
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hans Luther familyName Luther
Paul Luther familyName Luther
Hans Luther familyName Luther
Martin familyName Luther
subject surface form: Martin Luther (diplomat)
Luther family member Luther
this entity surface form: Johannes (Hans) Luther