Haak is a

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

surname. It is thought to often be

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

of origin, referring to a now extinct given name, or, considering the meaning "hook", be toponymic, descriptive or

metonymic Metonymy () is a figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept. Etymology The words ''metonymy'' and ''metonym'' come from grc, μετωνυμία, 'a change of name ...

(e.g. a fish hook referring to a fisherman).Haak
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. People with this surname include: * Bob Haak (1916–1992), American football player * Bob Haak (1926–2005), Dutch art historian *

Guus Haak Augustinus Wilhelmus "Guus" Haak (born 17 April 1937) is a Dutch former footballer who played for Feyenoord and was part of their European Cup victory in 1970. He earned 14 caps for the Netherlands national football team The Netherlands nat ...

(born 1937), Dutch football defender * Howie Haak (1911–1999), American baseball scout * Hugo Haak (born 1991), Dutch track cyclist *

Isabelle Haak Isabelle Haak (born 11 July 1999) is a Swedish volleyball player, who plays as an opposite for the Italian club Imoco Volley Conegliano and the Swedish national team. Club career Haak started playing volleyball at the youth teams of her homet ...

(born 1999), Swedish volleyball player * (1917–1993), South African politician, Government Minister 1964–70 * Jessica Haak, American (North Dakota) Democratic politician *

Jur Haak Jurriaan Haak ( – ) was a Dutch footballer. He was part of the Netherlands national team, playing two matches and scoring two goals. He played his first match on 17 November 1912. He had been a reserve on the national team in the 1908 Olympics ...

(1890–1945), Dutch footballer * Justin Haak (born 2001), American soccer player * (1939–1990), Dutch pop singer * (1876–1937), Dutch pedagogue and historian *

Theodore Haak Theodore Haak (1605 in – 1690 in London) was a German Calvinist scholar, resident in England in later life. Haak's communications abilities and interests in the new science provided the backdrop for convening the " 1645 Group", a precursor of ...

(1605–1690), German Calvinist scholar in England

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