Hagen
/ˈhɑː.ɡən/noun
A German surname and place name, and the name of a legendary figure in Germanic tradition.
Did you know?In medieval German legend, Hagen is the grim, unyielding warrior of the Nibelungenlied, a figure so famous that the name became charged with fatal, almost cursed, heroic energy.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*hagaz
“enclosure, fence, hedge”
Old High German
OHG
hagan
“hedge, enclosure”
Old Saxon
OS
hagan
“hedge, enclosure”
Middle High German
MHG
Hagen
“a name associated with enclosure or a protected place; also a personal name”
Modern English
English
Hagen
“a German surname, place name, or literary proper name”