Van der Hagen
Van der Hagen is a Dutch-language toponymic surname, meaning "from/of the "haag". A haag was a bushland, hedged lot, or (private) hunting ground. The name could also specifically refer to an origin in The Hague (since 1242 known as De Hage and variant spellings).[1] Some variant spellings of the name are Van der Haagen, Van der Haegen, Van der Haeghen, Van der Hage, and Van der Haghen. People with such names include:
- Abraham van der Haagen (1587–1639), Dutch painter and engraver
- Alf van der Hagen (born 1962), Norwegian journalist
- Amand Vanderhagen (1753–1822), Flemish clarinetist and teacher
- Joris van der Haagen (c.1615–1669), Dutch landscape painter
- Steven van der Hagen (1563–1621), Dutch sailor, first admiral of the Dutch East India Company
- Willem van der Haegen (1430–1510), Flemish-born Azorean nobleman, explorer, and colonizer
- Willem Van der Hagen (died 1745), Dutch painter active in Ireland
See also
- Vanderhaeghe, alternative spelling of the name
- Verhagen, contracted form of the surname
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