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Holger
Say it: HOL-ger
Meaning
From Old Norse Hólmgeirr: holmr 'islet' and geirr 'spear'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Linked with the legendary Holger Danske, said to sleep beneath Kronborg Castle.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 244 babies given this name since 1898
- At its height in 1912, about 1 in 33,100 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| Old Norse | Hólmgeirr |
|---|
Famous bearers
- Holger Danske (Ogier the Dane), legendary Danish hero
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Where this comes from
- Well-known works of literature
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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