Hakan
/ˈhɑː.kən/noun
A masculine given name, especially a form of the Scandinavian name Håkan or Haakon.
Did you know?Several medieval Scandinavian kings bore the related name Hákon, including Haakon the Good of Norway, who ruled during the 10th century.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*hauhaz
“High; elevated—the ancestral source of the name’s first element.”
Old Norse
Old Norse
Hákon
“A masculine name formed from há- (“high”) and konr (“kin” or “descendant”).”
11th Century
Old Norse
Hákon
“A royal and aristocratic personal name used by Norwegian rulers.”
Medieval Period
Old Swedish
Håkan
“Scandinavian development of Hákon, retained as a masculine given name.”
Modern English
English
Hakan
“An English spelling of the Scandinavian personal name Håkan, often without the diacritic.”