Haag

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginProto-West Germanic *haggju →
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Meanings

proper nounHaag (plural Haags)

plural Haags

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*haggju“hedge”
  2. EnglishHaag

* As a German and Dutch surname, from the noun Hecke (“hedge”). * Also as a Dutch surname, shortened from Van den Haag, a name derived from the Hague. * As a south German and Alemannic German surname (and Swedish adoption of it), from the personal name Hago, from a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *haggju (“hedge”) and thus related to the first sense.

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APA

Haag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haag

MLA

“Haag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haag. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Haag,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haag.

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