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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Holger m. Old Nose holmr 'island' + Old Norse geirr 'spear'.

Sweden
Old Swedish
● 1383 Holger SRA-vol2 no. 1933, Holmger ibid. no. 1934, Holmgers (gen) ibid. no. 1902
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Holger". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Holger.