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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Holger m. Old Icelandic holmr 'island' + Old Icelandic geirr 'spear'.

Sweden
Old Swedish
1383 Holger SRA-vol2 no. 1933, Holmger ibid. no. 1934, Holmgers (gen) ibid. no. 1902; 1413 Holger (nom) SDHK no. 18026
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Holger". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Holger.