Thøger Explained

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Nancy L. Coleman. Olav Veka. A Handbook of Scandinavian Names. 2010. University of Wisconsin Press. Madison, WI. 9780299248338. 47–48.