▁mayor al ▁election , ▁despite ▁having ▁the ▁most ▁votes ▁in ▁the ▁pre lim inary ▁election ▁amongst ▁five ▁candidates . ▁ ▁Pow ers ▁is ▁remembered ▁on ▁the ▁Boston ▁Irish ▁Heritage ▁Tra il . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 8 ▁death s ▁Category : M ass achusetts ▁state ▁sen ators ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁Boston ▁Category : Pres idents ▁of ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Senate ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁polit icians ▁Category : American ▁people ▁of ▁Irish ▁descent <0x0A> </s> ▁As ▁a ▁German ▁surname , ▁Luther ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁a ▁German ic ▁personal ▁name ▁comp ounded ▁from ▁the ▁words ▁li ut , ▁" people ", ▁and ▁her i , ▁" ar my ". ▁As ▁a ▁rare ▁English ▁surname , ▁it ▁means ▁" l ute ▁player " ▁( H anks ▁and ▁H od ges ▁ 1 9 8 8 ). ▁ ▁Luther ▁is ▁also ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Greek ▁name ▁Ele uther ius . ▁Ele uther ius ▁is ▁a ▁cogn ate ▁of ▁the ▁Greek ▁word ▁ele uther os ▁( έ λ ε ύ θ ε ρ ος ) ▁which ▁means ▁" free ." ▁ ▁Luther ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁regularly ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁given ▁name ▁in ▁English ▁speaking ▁countries ▁in ▁modern ▁times , ▁originally ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁Martin ▁Luther . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁ ▁Bill ▁Luther ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 5 ), ▁US ▁con gress man ▁from ▁Minnesota ▁ ▁Bob bi ▁Sue ▁Luther ▁( born ▁ 1 9 7 8 ),