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Rügener

German, noun[ˈʁyːɡənɐ]

Rügener is a German masculine noun meaning “someone from the island of Rügen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bewohner der Insel Rügen”.

What does Rügener mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinesomeone from the island of Rügen

adjective

  1. 1

    of Rügen

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Bewohner der Insel Rügen

adjective: 1. von der Insel Rügen stammend, die Insel Rügen betreffend

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Rügener

  • Rügeners genitive
  • Rügenerin feminine
  • Rügenern dative definite plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Rügener?

  • [ˈʁyːɡənɐ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Rügener in German?

Rügener appears about once in every 16 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).