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View Name: Holger


HOLGER
GENDER: Masculine
Meaning & History
From the Old Norse name Hólmgeirr, derived from the elements hólmr "island" and geirr "spear". This was the name of one of Charlemagne's generals, a nobleman from Denmark.
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OTHER LANGUAGES: Hólmgeirr (Ancient Scandinavian)



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