Huygens
Huygens is a Dutch patronymic surname, meaning "son of Hugo". Most references to "Huygens" are to the polymath Christiaan Huygens. Notable people with the surname include:
- Jan Huygen, Dutch voyager and historian
- Constantijn Huygens, Dutch poet, diplomat, scholar and composer
- Constantijn Huygens, Jr., Dutch statesman, soldier, and telescope maker, son of Constantijn Huygens
- Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer, son of Constantijn Huygens
- Lodewijck Huygens, Dutch diplomat, the third son of Constantijn Huygens
- Cornélie Huygens, Dutch writer, social democrat and feminist
- Léon Huygens, Belgian painter
- Jan Huijgen, Dutch speedwalker
- Christiaan Huijgens, Dutch long-distance runner
- Wil Huygen, Dutch children's and fantasy writer, e.g. of Gnomes
Named after Constantijn Sr
- Constantijn Huygens Prize, Dutch literary award
- Huygens Institute for Dutch History
Named after Christiaan Huygens
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