← Back to The High and Late Middle Ages
Boy · Probably Germanic
Oleguer
Say it: oo-luh-GAY
Meaning
Uncertain; probably Germanic, with gar 'spear' as the second element.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Spanish | Olegario |
|---|
Famous bearers
- Saint Oleguer, bishop of Barcelona
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Calendars of saints and name days
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.