Haguna
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 Hagen, byArthur Rackham. | |
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| Word/name | Germanic |
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| Related names | Hagano,Haguna,Hagena,Haghni,Hoghni,Haghne,Høghne,Hogne,HögniandHǫgni,Høgni |
HagunaorHaganais a historicalGermanic name.It is attested in the formHaganoinOld High German(8th century) and asHagunaandHagenain Old English. Old West Norse hasHǫgni,presumably loaned from the character in German legend. Old Danish hasHaghniandHoghni;Old SwedishHaghneandHøghne.
The elementHagan-also occurs in dithematic names such as Chagnoald (7th century), Chagoulf (7th century), Haganrih (8th century). It is presumably an extension of the elementHag-which is attested in numerous variants from the 8th century. The etymology of this element cannot be recovered with certainty, especially as these names were conflated from an early time with names in Ag- and Agin-. A derivation fromhag-"enclosure" is possible, but Förstemann also considered Old Norsehagr"favour, advantage".
Hagenis a character in the GermanNibelungenlied,who was adopted in Old Norse sources asHǫgni. Högnein the legends surroundingHelgi HundingsbaneinVölsunga sagaand thePoetic Eddais believed to be the same person as the king ofÖstergötlandwho fought the Swedish kingIngjaldinYnglinga saga.Hǫgni of theHjaðningavígmay be the same as Hagena inWidsith(line 21) sinceWidsithalso pairsHagenawithHeoden(Heðinn).
Sources and external links
[edit]- Peterson, Lena (2007)."Lexikon över urnordiska personnamn"(PDF).Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore.p. 26. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2011-05-18.(Lexicon of Nordic personal names before the 8th century)
- Sveriges medeltida personnamn, Uppsala, 1967ff, 2.581.
- E. Förstemann,Altdeutsches Namenbuch(1856;online facsimile,3rd ed. 1900Archived2016-03-05 at theWayback Machine), 577-579.