Holger (given name)

Holger is a male first name. Holger is today's Scandinavian and German form of " Holmger " ( Old Norse for " Fighter of the island " or " faithful spearmen ", composed of " Holmi " [" island " ] and " Geirr " [" spear " ] ).

Name-day

Name Days are December 20 (after Hoger ( archbishop ) ) and April 19 (after Gerold of Großwalsertal ). In Norway and Sweden is 30 March feast.

Molding

  • Hogge (Sweden), Hokki (Finland), Holga (Denmark / Sweden), Holgar ( Faroe Islands), Holge, Holgeir ( Iceland / Norway), Holgher (Alt Sweden), Holkeri & Holkki (Finland), Holmgeir (Norway ), Holmgeirr & HolmgæiRR ( Old Norway), Håljer (Sweden), Holmger (Alt Sweden / Norway), Ogier (French and Spanish)

Well-known bearers of the name

First name

  • Holger Badstuber (* 1989), German ex - footballer
  • Holger Bär (* 1962), German artist
  • Holger Bahra (* 1958), German football goalkeeper and coach
  • Holger Biege (* 1952), German musician
  • Holger Blom (1906-1996), Swedish architect and landscape architect
  • Holger Börner (1931-2006), German politician, including Prime Minister of Hesse
  • Holger Brück ( * 1947 ), German footballer
  • Holger Czukay ( born 1938 ), German musician and member of the band Can
  • Holger Danske, Danish National and legendary hero. - In addition, a Danish resistance group during World War 2: Danish Resistance
  • Holger Drachmann (1846-1908), Danish poet
  • Holger Ellers (* 1976), German chess player
  • Holger Fach (* 1962), German football player and football coach
  • Holger Fransman (1909-1997), Finnish musician and music teacher
  • Holger Glandorf (* 1983), German handball player and Handball World Cup 2007
  • Holger Hauer ( b. 1964 ), German actor and director
  • Holger Hieronymus (* 1959), German football player and functionary
  • Holger Hiller ( born 1956 ), German musician
  • Holger Höhne (* 1970), German Curling Players
  • Holger Hott ( b. 1974 ), Norwegian athlete
  • Holger Kreymeier (* 1971), German television critic
  • Holger Löhr (* 1970), German handball player and handball coach
  • Holger Meins (1941-1974), German student and member of the RAF
  • Holger Bech Nielsen ( born 1941 ), Danish physicist
  • Holger Nikelis (* 1978), German wheelchair table tennis player
  • Holger Osieck (* 1948), German football coach and official FIFA
  • Holger Paetz ( born 1952 ), German cabaret artist
  • Holger Simon Paulli (1810-1891), Danish composer and conductor
  • Holger Pedersen (1867-1953), Danish linguist
  • Holger Rothfuss (* 1950), German lawyer and judge of the Federal Court
  • Holger Salin (1911-1943 or 1944), Finnish football player
  • Holger Werfel Scheuermann (1877-1960), Danish physician and researcher
  • Holger Schmezer (1947-2012), head coach of the German dressage riders
  • Holger Schönthier (* 1969), German -Austrian biathlete
  • Holger Schück (1950-2009), German sports journalist and author
  • Holger Sonnabend (* 1956), German historian
  • Holger Speck Hahn ( born 1974 ), German actor and presenter
  • Holger Stanislawski (* 1969), German football player and coach
  • Holger Thiele (1878-1946), Danish- American astronomer and discoverer of several asteroids
  • Holger Waldmann (1964-2011), German football referee
  • Holger Wienpahl (* 1965), German Moderator

Family name

  • Helmut Holger (1926-2012), German actor and costume designer
  • Hilde Holger (1905-2001), expressionist dancer, dance teacher and choreographer
  • Holger -Madsen (1878-1943), Danish actor, film director, screenwriter and theater manager
  • Philip of Holger (1796-1866), Austrian academics

Literature and music

  • Hans Christian Andersen: Holger Danske, et af HC Andersen eventyr, 1845
  • Selma Lagerlöf: Nils Holgersson unerbara resa genome Sverige, 1906-1907 - Germany: The Wonderful Adventures of Nils Holgersson with the wild geese. Nils Holgersson is the son of Holger Nilsson. . - 54 Cape: Hos Holger Nilsson ( " In Holger Nielssons " )
Ogier the Dane Holger Pedersen (linguist)
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