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Holger name meaning

First Name
244
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
<100
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Holger mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Holger

User Submitted Origins

Scandinavian
70%
German
20%
African Dutch (Afrikaans)
10%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Holger means "Holm geir, the island spear; relates to settling disputes by combat in ancient Scandinavia by expulsing the two sides of an argument to a small uninhabited island and only allowing one survivor back, in this case by the victor who vanquished his advisor by spear" and is of Scandinavian origin.
  2. According to a user from Denmark, the name Holger means "Of old norse 'Holmgeirr' or 'Oddgeir': islet spear, hill spear or sharp pointed spear. The 'holm-' prefix can also be releated to old norse 'holmganga' meaning duel and single combat: combat spear".
  3. A user from California, U.S. says the name Holger means "Sword barrier (nordic)".
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Notable Persons Named Holger

Notable Persons Named Holger

Holger Badstuber

Holger Badstuber is a soccer player for the FC Bayern Munich, VfB Stuttgart, FC Bayern Munich II, Germany national youth football team, and Germany national under-21 football team. Holger was born on March 13th, 1989 in Memmingen. Holger is also known as Badstuber and Holger Felix.

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Holger Czukay

Holger Czukay is a krautrock, experimental rock, anarcho-punk, ambient music, and electronic music musician. He plays Bass guitar and Guitar. He has been prominent since 1968. Holger was given the name Holger Schüring on March 24th, 1938 in Free City of Danzig.

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Holger Klaus Meins

Holger was born on October 26th, 1941 in Hamburg. He left this life on November 9th, 1974.

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Holger Apfel

Holger Apfel is a Leader of the National Democratic Party of Germany, Member of the Saxon Parliament, and Member of theSaxon Parliament. He was most prominent from 2011 to 2013. Holger was born on December 29th, 1970 in Hildesheim.

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Rosa von Praunheim

Rosa von Praunheim is a filmmaking and filmmaker. He has been prominent since 1969. Rosa was given the name Holger Bernhard Bruno Waldemar Mischwitzky on November 25th, 1942 in Riga.

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Holger Osieck

Holger Osieck is a soccer player for the FC Schalke 04, BBV Hagen, FC Mülheim, FC Bocholt, Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–84), and Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. Holger was born on August 31st, 1948 in Duisburg.

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  • Holger Stanislawski
    Soccer Player
  • Holger Toftoy
    Military Officer
  • Holger Löwenadler
    Actor
  • Holger Cahill
    Writer
  • Holger Glandorf
  • Holger Juul Hansen
    Actor
  • Holger Gehrke
    Soccer Player
  • Holger K. Nielsen
    Foreign Minister of Denmark
  • Holger Gilbert-Jespersen
    Flutist
  • Holger Börner
    Minister President of Hesse
  • Holger Stromberg
  • Holger Simon Paulli
  • Holger Henke
  • Holger Hansson
    Athlete

Notable Persons With the Last Name Holger

Notable Persons With the Last Name Holger

Hilde Holger

Hilde Holger was a in the fields of dance, choreography, teaching, and education. Hilde was given the name Hilde Sofer on October 18th, 1905 in Vienna. She died on September 24th, 2001.

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Fun Facts about the name Holger

  • How Popular is the name Holger? Holger is the 25,023rd most popular name of all time.
  • How many people with the first name Holger have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 244 babies born with the first name Holger in the United States. That's more than enough people named Holger to occupy the territory of Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 66 (as of July 1, 2008).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Holger? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1898 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Holger first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Holger is Saturday, June 20th, 1874.
  • What year had the most people named Holger born? The highest recorded use of the first name Holger was in 1916 with a total of 16 babies.
  • Weird things about the name Holger: The name spelled backwards is Regloh. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Lghoer. How do you pronounce that?
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