Haguna

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Haguna


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caption=Hagen, by Arthur Rackham.
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meaning = Probably means "protector"
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origin = Germanic
related names = "Hagano","Haguna","Hagena","Haghni","Hoghni" ,"Haghne","Høghne", and "Hǫgni"
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Haguna or Hagana is a reconstructed Germanic name based on *"hag-" ("enclosure", "paddock") and the name probably means "protector" (cf. Swedish "hägn" meaning "protection").

It gave rise to various forms in the Germanic languages, such as "Hagano" in Old High German, and "Haguna" and "Hagena" in Old English. In Old Norse, it had the following forms: "Haghni" and "Hoghni" in Old Danish, "Haghne" and "Høghne" in Old Swedish, and "Hǫgni" in Old West Norse.

People having the name:
*Hagen of the Nibelungenlied, who is called "Hǫgni" in Old Norse sources.
*Högne in the legends surrounding Helgi Hundingsbane in "Völsunga saga" and the "Poetic Edda". He is believed to be the same person as the king of Östergötland who fought the Swedish king Ingjald in "Ynglinga saga".
*Hǫgni of the Hjaðningavíg, who may be the same as
*Hagena in "Widsith" (line 21) since "Widsith" also pairs "Hagena" with "Heoden" ("Heðinn").

ources and external links

*cite web| url=http://www.sofi.se/images/NA/pdf/urnord.pdf |title=Lexikon över urnordiska personnamn | last=Peterson |first=Lena |year=2007 |publisher=Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore |pages=p.26(Lexicon of nordic personal names before the 8th century)