Leger: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Leger – Meaning: people's spear; from Germanic elements for 'people' and 'spear' – Origin: Germanic (Frankish) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: lay-ZHAY


Leger is a Germanic (Frankish) boy's name meaning “people's spear; from Germanic elements for 'people' and 'spear'”. It appears in our list of 200+ Saint Names for Boys — Faithful, Timeless, and Surprisingly Cool.

Meaning & Origin of Leger

Meaning: People's spear; from Germanic elements for 'people' and 'spear'.

Origin: Germanic (Frankish).

How to Pronounce Leger

Phonetic: lay-ZHAY

Popularity of Leger

Leger doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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