Meaning and history
Scandinavian name from the Old Norse Hólmgeirr, combining holmr "small island" and geirr "spear." In Scandinavian and German legend, Holger Danske ("Holger the Dane") is the name given to Ogier the Dane, a legendary knight of Charlemagne said to sleep until Denmark is in peril, when he will awaken to defend it.