Hakon is the Danish spelling of the Norwegian name
Håkon
Haakon, also spelled Håkon (in Norway), Hakon (in Denmark), Håkan (in Sweden),Oxford Dictionary of First Names Patrick Hanks, Kate Hardcastle, Flavia Hodges - 2006 "Håkon Norwegian: from the Old Norse personal name Hákon or Háukon, from hā ...
or Haakon. The name is also related to the Danish form
Hagen (given name) Hagen is a masculine given name. Bearers of the name include:
* Hagen Danner (born 1998), American baseball player
* Hagen Kearney (born 1991), American snowboarder
* Hagen Kleinert (born 1941), German theoretical physicist
* Hagen Kunze (born ...
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Hagen (surname) Hagen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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* Aksel Hagen (born 1953), Norwegian politician
* Alexander Hagen (born 1955), German sailor
* Alice Mary Hagen (1872 – 1972), Canadian ceramic artist
*Anders Hagen (1921 ...
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[''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'' ed. Patrick Hanks, Kate Hardcastle, Flavia Hodges - 2006 "Hagen Danish form of Håkon. Håkon Norwegian: from the Old Norse personal name Hákon, from hā 'horse' or 'high' + konr 'son, descendant'; borne by Haakon VII of Norway (1872–1957), and by Crown Prince Haakon Magnus (b. 1973)."]
Those with the name include:
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Hakon Sunnivasson
Hakon Sunnivasson ( da, Hakon Jyde, "from Jutland") () was a Danish nobleman and the father of King Eric III of Denmark.
Biography
Hakon was the son of a Danish nobleman. His mother, Sunniva, was the daughter of a daughter of Norwegian King Magn ...
(1131), Danish nobleman and the father of Eric III of Denmark
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Hakon Andersen
Jens Hakon Johannes Andersen (26 October 1875 – 21 April 1959) was a Danish organist and composer. He served as organist for a number of churches around Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most popul ...
(1875-1959), Danish organist and composer for organ
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Hakon Børresen
Axel Ejnar Hakon Børresen (2 June 1876, Copenhagen – 6 October 1954, Copenhagen) was one of the foremost Danish composers of the 20th century.
Life
Børresen was descended from a merchant family. As a child, he was given violin, cello an ...
(1876-1954), Danish composer
See also
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Hakon Jarl runestones, stones from around the 12th century found in Denmark with two inscribed mentioning a "jarl" (earl) named Hakon
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Hakone
is a town in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the town had a population of 11,293 and a population density of 122 persons per km². The total area of the town is . The town is a popular tourist destination due to its many hot springs and views of ...
, a town in Japan
References
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Danish masculine given names