Hageland

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Hagelant (obsolete)

Etymology

From haag +‎ land. The term haag, which is now mostly used to refer to a hedge of bushes, previously referred more broadly to an area with dense (low) forests and/or undergrowth. Its earliest attestation, spelled Hagelant. dates from 1528.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦaː.ɣəˌlɑnt/

Proper noun

Hageland

  1. a region in the provinces of Flemish Brabant (mostly) and Limburg in Belgium, lying between the cities of Aarschot, Leuven, Tienen and Diest
  2. a surname, most common in Norway and Denmark, and with less use in Iceland
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