by Anon. (guest)
7/7/2004, 3:47 PM
Perhaps the forrest called 'der Rehhagen' in Mecklenburg-Vorpom. Reh is a doe or deer, Hag in toponyms derives from mittelhochdeutsch hac: 'scrubbery, thornbushes'. I think Hagel (for Hagl) might be a simple diminutive of Hag.