HAH-gən

Definitions

1. noun

A village in Norway, or a variant of the surname of a German composer (Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s friend Felix’s father, Otto’s name, or Otto’s father, Abraham’s son, Mendelssohn’s friend, and Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s friend, Otto’s father, Abraham’s son, Mendelssohn’s friend, and Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s friend, Otto’s father, Abraham’s son, Mendelssohn’s friend, and Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s friend)

“He visited Hagen, Norway, last summer.”

2. noun

A variant of the surname, often associated with a place name

“The artist’s full name was Otto Hagen.”

3. proper noun

Specifically, the surname of a German composer’s friend

“The famous composer Mendelssohn befriended Otto Hagen.”