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

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf German-language surname
surname
associatedWith Christian theology
Protestant Reformation
linked to: 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 Luther
Katharina von Bora
Margarethe Luther
linked to: Margarete Luther

Martin Luther
Martin Luther (theologian)
linked to: Martin Luther

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 (1483–1546)
linked to: Martin Luther
mostFamousBearerDenomination Lutheran precursor
mostFamousBearerOccupation Protestant Reformer
theologian
mostFamousBearerReligion Christianity
nameType family name
notableFamily Luther family of Wittenberg
linked to: Luther family
usedInCountry Australia
Canada
Germany
United Kingdom
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 Luther (diplomat) familyName Luther
subject linked to: Martin
Luther family member Johannes (Hans) Luther
linked to: Luther