Verhagen

Verhagen is a Dutch-language toponymic surname. It is a contraction of Van der Hagen, meaning "from/of the haag. A haag was a bushland, hedged lot, or (private) hunting ground. The name could also specifically refer to an origin in The Hague (since 1242 known as De Hage and variant spellings).^[1] Some variant spellings of the name are Verhaagen, Verhaegen, Verhaeghe, Verhaeghen, Verhage, and Verhaghen. People with the name include:

• Ben Verhagen (born 1926), Dutch competitive sailor
•  [de; ru], pseudonym of Alberta Rommel (1912–2001), German music educator and writer
• Darrin Verhagen (born 1967), Australian electronic music composer
• David A. Verhaagen (born 1964), American psychologist and writer
• Drew VerHagen (born 1990), American baseball pitcher
• Eduard Verhagen (born 1962), Dutch pediatrician and lawyer
• Eric Verhagen (born 1964), Dutch sidecarcross passenger
• Hans Verhagen (born 1939), Dutch journalist, poet, painter and filmmaker
• Herna Verhagen (born 1966), Dutch businesswoman
• Jean Verhagen (1923–1977), American actress known as "jean Hagen
• Maxime Verhagen (born 1956), Dutch politician and government minister
• Neil Verhagen (born 2001), American racing driver
• Pieter-Jozef Verhaghen (1728–1811), Flemish painter (also spelled "Verhagen")
• Sanne Verhagen (born 1992), Dutch judoka
• Steven Verhagen (usually "van der Hagen"; 1563–1621), Dutch sailor, first admiral of the Dutch East India Company
•  [ca; fr; nl] (born 1981), Dutch racing cyclist

See also[]

• Mount Verhage, Antarctic mountain named after US NAvy officer Ronald G. Verhage
• Verhaegen, a surname
• Verhaeghe (disambiguation)

References[]

Surname list

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