Belger

See also: belger

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Belger. It could also be a variant of Bolger.

Proper noun

Belger (plural Belgers)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Belger is the 36736th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 608 individuals. Belger is most common among White (86.68%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛlɡɐ/

Etymology 1

From Latin Belgae +‎ -er.

Noun

Belger m (strong, genitive Belgers, plural Belger, feminine Belgerin)

  1. (plural) Belgae; a group of tribes of northern Gaul.
  2. a member of the Belgae.
Declension
Declension of Belger [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Belger die Belger
genitive eines des Belgers der Belger
dative einem dem Belger den Belgern
accusative einen den Belger die Belger
Hyponyms
  • Aduatuker, Ambianer, Atrebaten, Bellovaker, Caeroser, Condruser, Eburonen, Melder, Menapier, Moriner, Nervier, Paemanen, Remer, Suessionen, Viromanduer, Catuvellaunen, Trinovanten

Etymology 2

Either from German Baldger (given name), composed of bald (“bold”) + gēr (“spear”)[1] or from several place name throughout current and former Germany: Belgern, Belgen or Belg.[2]

Proper noun

Belger m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Belgers or (with an article) Belger, feminine genitive Belger, plural Belgers or Belger)

  1. a surname.

References

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Belger”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 130.
  2. ^ Belger in the Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands (DFD) (July 16th, 2025)
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