Thøger
Thøger (and its variant Tøger) is a masculine given name which is mostly used in Denmark.[1] It is the Danish version of the German masculine given name Theodgar which is a compound word: þjóð 'people' and gar 'spear'.[1]
Notable people with the name include:
- Thøger Binneballe (1818–1900), Danish architect
- Thøger Birkeland (1922–2011), Danish teacher and writer
- Thøger Nordbø (1904–1994), Norwegian football player
- Tøger Seidenfaden (1957–2011), Danish journalist and political scientist,
- Thøger Thøgersen (1885–1947), Danish politician
References
- Nancy L. Coleman; Olav Veka (2010). A Handbook of Scandinavian Names. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 47–48. ISBN 9780299248338.
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