Names That Mean Spear

Ødger is the Old Danish form of Audogar, written as AuðgæiRR in Old Norse.

Predominantly male choice that nevertheless has a pretty sound and fashionable unisex feel.

This weighty ancient name could be the perfect fits-in-stands-out choice for fans the increasingly fashionable group of girls' names that both start and end in A.

This is most familiar here as a musical name, via Indian Parsi conductor Zubin Mehta, but it certainly could be used by others.

Dutch form of Gisbert

The alternate spelling of Gera that led to Jerca, which currently ranks in the Slovene Top 100.

Medgar Evers was a civil rights activist and the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi in 1943. Both his bold first name or softer surname would make meaningful choices.

Berangere has never seen much usage in the US, but it has an interesting meaning of "bear spear." The name it stems from—Berengaria—was used as a common royal name during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.

Probably related to Gilbert, from the same Germanic root: gisil, meaning "pledge" or "hostage". The Gis- syllable may also derive from Celtic gaiso "spear".

Fresher diminutive form of Gertrud

While Korrigan or more usually Corrigan is a traditional Irish surname, in Breton folklore a Korrigan is a spritelike creature who often creates mischief.

Gearóidín is familiar to our Irish members, but is probably unseen outside the Emerald Isle. It would provide some steep challengers to people unfamiliar with Irish names, but since that hasn't stopped Saoirse, Niamh and Aoife, there's no reason to not pick this if it steals your heart. Some famous bearers of the name include Gearóidín Breathnach (Irish singer).

The form of Gertrude found in German and much of Scandinavia.

Jerca ultimately was derived from Gertruda, the Polish and Czech form of Gertrude. Jerca is currently in the Slovene Top 100.

Peaked in the Czech Republic in 1939.

Gearóidín is familiar to our Irish members, but is probably unseen outside the Emerald Isle. It would provide some steep challengers to people unfamiliar with Irish names, but since that hasn't stopped Saoirse, Niamh and Aoife, there's no reason to not pick this if it steals your heart. Some famous bearers of the name include Gearóidín Breathnach (Irish singer).

The -ie spelling of Gerry or Geri feels slightly lighter and fresher, but long form Geraldine is still stuck in style limbo.

The K spelling of this name relates most directly to the spritelike creatures of Breton folklore, often female, who have beautiful hair and red eyes. Korrik is the Cornish word for gnome.