Holger

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Gender Masculine
Usage Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German, Carolingian Cycle
Pronounced Pron. HAWL-gu(German)

Meaning & History

From the Old Norse name Hólmgeirr, derived from the elements holmr "small island" and geirr "spear". In Scandinavia and Germany this is the usual name for the hero Ogier the Dane from medieval French romance.