Hawken
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The surname
Hawken comes from the Nordic
given name
Haakon
, the name of seven Norwegian kings. The given name evolved to Hakon, and variations include: Håkon, Haakon, Horken, Hörken, Hawkin, Hawkins, and Hawken. Hawken is a possible variation of the English language
surname "Hawkins
".
People with the name Hawken include the following people:
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
Hawken comes from the Nordic
Norsemen
Norsemen is used to refer to the group of people as a whole who spoke what is now called the Old Norse language belonging to the North Germanic branch of Indo-European languages, especially Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Swedish and Danish in their earlier forms.The meaning of Norseman was "people...
given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
Haakon
Haakon
Haakon is an older spelling of the modern Norwegian form of the Old Norwegian masculine first name Hákon meaning "High Son" from há and konr...
, the name of seven Norwegian kings. The given name evolved to Hakon, and variations include: Håkon, Haakon, Horken, Hörken, Hawkin, Hawkins, and Hawken. Hawken is a possible variation of the English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
surname "Hawkins
Hawkins
-Places:United States*Hawkins, Texas*Hawkins, Wisconsin, a village*Hawkins , Wisconsin, a town*Hawkins Corner, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community*Hawkins County, Tennessee-People:Fictional characters...
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People with the name Hawken include the following people:
Surname
- Dominic HawkenDominic HawkenDominic J. Hawken was a keyboard player and session musician in the 1990s, originally playing with Boy George and Marilyn.In 1994, he co-wrote 'Stay Another Day', the UK number one selling single performed by East 17...
- John HawkenJohn HawkenJohn Hawken John Hawken John Hawken (born John Christopher Hawken, 9 May 1940, at Christchurch General Hospital, Bournemouth, Hampshire (now Dorset) is a British keyboard player. He studied classical piano between the ages of four and eighteen at which point he succumbed to the lure of rock and roll...
- Les HawkenLes HawkenLes Hawken is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the VFL during the early 1970s.Hawken was a back pocket specialist and debuted for Hawthorn in 1970. He was a member of their 1971 premiership team. After leaving the Hawks following the 1974 season he finished his...
- Paul HawkenPaul HawkenPaul Hawken is an environmentalist, entrepreneur, and author.-Life:Paul Hawken had a Swedish grandmother and a Scottish grandfather with a farm. His father worked at UC Berkeley...
- Roger HawkenRoger HawkenRoger William Hercules Hawken , an Australian engineer, was the first lecturer in Civil Engineering, and then a professor, at the University of Queensland.-Personal life:...