Hagen

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Gender Masculine
Usage German, Germanic Mythology
Pronounced Pron. /ˈhaː.ɡn̩/(German)

Meaning & History

Derived from the Old German element hag meaning "enclosure" (Proto-Germanic *hagô). In the medieval German saga the Nibelungenlied he is the cunning half-brother of Gunther. He killed the hero Siegfried by luring him onto a hunting expedition and then stabbing him with a javelin in his one vulnerable spot.