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Type Surname (from location)
Other Forms FormsVan Haneghem, Van Huynegem, Van Huyneghem, Van Hunneghem, Van Hunnegem, Van Hunegem, Van Huneghem, Van Heynegem, Van Hanegen, Van Heynegen, Van Hannegeyn
Meaning & History
Means "from Hanegem", possibly from a place name in Flanders, Belgium; one theory suggests that it may be associated with Danegem, a town near Beernem, West Flanders. Other theories connect it to Hunnegem, the name of an old settlement in Geraardsbergen, East Flanders, or a place called Huinegem in Asse, Flemish Brabant. A famous bearer is the Dutch former soccer player Willem van Hanegem (1944-).