Holger
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Old Norse holmr 'island' + Old Norse geirr 'spear'.
The name of a 13th C pretender to the throne of Sweden.
- Denmark
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- Latin
- ● 1320 Holghrs (gen) MIRGPCM4 XVI-III
- Sweden
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- Latin
- ● 1350 Holmgers (gen) SDHK no. 6053,
Holmgerus (nom) ibid. no. 6002,
Holmgerz (nom) ibid. no. 6002
- Old Swedish
- ● 1383 Holger SRA-vol2 no. 1933,
Holmger ibid. no. 1934,
Holmgers (gen) ibid. no. 1902;
1407 Holmger (nom) SDHK no. 16880;
1413 Holger (nom) ibid. no. 18026
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Holger". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Holger.