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Haugen

Haugen proper noun: a surname from Norwegian.

Proper noun

Haugen (countable and uncountable, plural Haugens)

  1. (countable) A surname from Norwegian.
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  2. A village in Barron County, Wisconsin, United States.

Forms of Haugen

pluralHaugens

Origin of Haugen

Borrowed from Norwegian Haugen.

Questions about Haugen

What does Haugen mean?
Haugen means a surname from Norwegian.
What part of speech is Haugen?
Haugen is a proper noun.

Words near Haugen in the dictionary

  1. Haugan
  2. Haugans
  3. Haugean
  4. Haugeanism
  5. Haugeans
  6. Haugen
  7. Haugens
  8. Hauger
  9. Haugers
  10. Haugesund
  11. haugh

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