Høgni is a Faroese male given name, originating from

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Hǫgni, meaning "protector" or "patron", and is a variant of

Hagen Hagen () is a city in the States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany, on the southeastern edge of the Ruhr area, 15 km south of Dortmund, where the rivers Lenne and Volme meet the Ruhr (river), Ruhr. In 2023, the ...

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Høgni Hoydal Høgni Karsten Hoydal (born 28 March 1966), commonly called Høgni Hoydal, is a Faroese politician. He currently serves as Deputy Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He has been the party leader of T ...

(born 1966), Faroese politician *

Høgni Lisberg Høgni Lisberg (born 7 June 1982) is a Faroese musician. Band and personal history Høgni was born in 1982 and is son of Sørin Lisberg and Hallbjørg Eliassen. His father is son of Knút Lisberg, who is cousin to Jens Olivur Lisberg (1896–192 ...

(born 1982), Faroese musician * Høgni Madsen (born 1985), Faroese footballer *

Høgni Mohr Høgni Mohr (born in Tórshavn 8 October 1968) is a Faroese author and journalist. His book ''Fractura Nasi'' was the best selling book in 2017 throughout the Faroe Islands. ''Fractura Nasi'' was translated into Danish 2019 by Kirsten Brix and ...

(born 1968), Faroese writer *

Høgni Reistrup Høgni Reistrup (artistic name ''Högni Reistrup'', born 1984) is a Faroese singer, musician, writer and scientist from Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. He is the co-writer of the book ''Exit Føroyar'' (which means ''Exit Faroe Islands''); he wrote it ...

(born 1984), Faroese singer and musician *

Høgni Zachariasen Høgni Zachariasen (born 26 August 1982) is a Faroese international footballer who plays club football for ÍF Fuglafjørður, as a midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football te ...

(born 1982), Faroese footballer

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