Talk:De Haan (surname)

Haan Hen Hoen
Haan is definitely not "the" cognate to the English noun Hen. Dutch basically knows three cognate variant words, just like German, with slightly different meanings: haan (German Hahn) for a male chicken, hen (German Henne) for a female chicken, and hoen (German Huhn) for a chicken of any sex. The word hoen has mostly been replaced by the word kip. The word hoen may also refer to any chickenlike fowl. Haan or hen are similarly used for male or female of such fowl.Amand Keultjes (talk) 02:35, 9 April 2023 (UTC)