Name: Holger
Gender: Male
Usage: Holger is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Holger are in general originating from Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Holger is: Spear-like.
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The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 11. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: charismatic, inspiring, dreamy, six-sensed, discerning.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Charismatic, Inspiring
Ruling planet: Moon
Colors: Green, Cream
Gemstones: Pearl, Jade, Moonstone
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The name Holger is ranked on the 9,600th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 26700 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Holger has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
Holger is a Scandinavian masculine given name derived from the Old Norse name Hólmgeirr, the prefix hólmr meaning "island", and the suffix geirr meaning "spear". It is most common amongst Danish people. It is uncommon as a surname, but is found as Holkeri in Finnish. People with the name include:
- Holger Albrechtsen (1906–1992), Norwegian athletic
- Holger Badstuber, German footballer
- Holger Behrendt, German gymnast and Olympic champion
- Holger Börner (1931–2006), German politician
- Holger Cahill (1887–1960), American, National Director of the Federal Art Project
- Holger Crafoord (1908–1982), Swedish industrialist
- Holger Czukay, German musician
- Holger Drachmann (1846–1908), Danish poet and dramatist
- Holger Fach, German football player and manager
- Holger Granström (1917–1941), Finnish ice hockey player
- Holger Gustafsson, Swedish politician
- Holger Juul Hansen, Danish actor
- Holger Hieronymus, German football player
- Holger Hiller, German musician
- Holger Hott, Norwegian athletic
- Holger Löwenadler (1904–1977), Swedish film actor
- Holger Bech Nielsen, Danish physicist
- Holger K. Nielsen, Danish politician
- Holger Osieck, German football coach
- Holger Simon Paulli (1810–1891), Danish conductor and composer
- Holger Pedersen – Danish linguist (1867–1953)
- Holger Pedersen – Danish astronomer (b. 1946), at the European Southern Observatory
- Holger Petersen, Canadian business man, record producer and radio broadcaster
- Holger Quiñonez, South American (Ecuador) football player
- Holger Rasmusen (1894–1983), American politician
- Holger Roed (1846–1874), Danish painter
- Holger Sundström, Swedish sailor
- Holger Thiele (1878–1946), Danish American astronomer
- Prince Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian of Denmark
Scandinavian: from an Old Norse personal name composed of the elements hólmr island + geirr spear. The name was borne by a character of medieval romance, one of Charlemagne's generals, known in English as Ogier the Dane. One tale about him is that he quarrelled with the emperor after Charlemagne's son Charlot had killed his own son. He was flung into prison, but agreed to lead an army against the attacking Saracens on condition that Charlot was handed over to him. When this request was granted he spared his life, won a great victory, and was reconciled with Charlemagne and richly rewarded by him. This form of the name results from mediation through Old French sources, where it fell together with a different Germanic name having the first element odal riches, prosperity, fortune.
Pet form: Hogge.
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