What does Holger mean?

Holger means "island; spear, spear"

How do we pronounce Holger?

Holger \\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

[ syll. hol-ger, ho-lg-er ] The baby boy name Holger is pronounced HHOWLG-er 1.

1 approx English pronunciation for Holger: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"

What is the origin of Holger?

Holger's language of origin is Old Norse, and it is predominantly used in the German and Scandinavian languages. Two-element name derived from holmr meaning 'island' ; geirr meaning 'spear, spear head'. An old form of Holger is Holmger (Old Norse). The name was borne by the legendary Danish hero Holger Danske, also known as Ogier the Dane, who was a general of the emperor Charlemagne.

Holger is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names.

A baby name that sounds like Holger is the Scandinavian Hallgeir name popularity.

The baby name Holger fun facts:

The name Holger in reverse order is "Regloh".

The numerological value of the name Holger is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Holger?

Holger is not in the top boy names in USA.