Huygens (also Huijgens, Huigens, Huijgen/Huygen, or Huigen) is a Dutch

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, b ...

surname, meaning "son of Hugo". Most references to "Huygens" are to the polymath

Christiaan Huygens Christiaan Huygens, Halen, Lord of Zeelhem, ( , ; ; also spelled Huyghens; ; 14 April 1629 – 8 July 1695) was a Dutch mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor who is regarded as a key figure in the Scientific Revolution ...

. Notable people with the surname include: * Jan Huygen (1563–1611), Dutch voyager and historian *

Constantijn Huygens Sir Constantijn Huygens, Lord of Zuilichem ( , , ; 4 September 159628 March 1687), was a Dutch Golden Age poet and composer. He was also secretary to two Princes of Orange: Frederick Henry and William II, and the father of the scientist C ...

(1596–1687), Dutch poet, diplomat, scholar and composer * Constantijn Huygens, Jr. (1628–1697), Dutch statesman, soldier, and telescope maker, son of Constantijn Huygens *

(1629–1695), Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer, son of Constantijn Huygens *

Lodewijck Huygens Lodewijck Huygens (13 March 1631 – 1 July 1699) was a Dutch diplomat. Life Huyghens was the third son of the diplomat Constantijn Huygens and Suzanna van Baerle. His two older brothers were Constantijn Huygens, Jr. and the scientist Christiaa ...

(1631–1699), Dutch diplomat, the third son of Constantijn Huygens * Cornélie Huygens (1848–1902), Dutch writer, social democrat and feminist * Léon Huygens (1876–1918), Belgian painter * Jan Huijgen (1888–1964), Dutch speedwalker * Christiaan Huijgens (1897–1963), Dutch long-distance runner * Wil Huygen (1922–2009), Dutch children's and fantasy writer, e.g. of

Gnomes A gnome () is a mythological creature and diminutive spirit in Renaissance magic and alchemy, introduced by Paracelsus in the 16th century and widely adopted by authors, including those of modern fantasy literature. They are typically depict ...

Named after Constantijn Sr

* Constantijn Huygens Prize, Dutch literary award * Huygens Institute for Dutch History

Named after Christiaan Huygens

Astronomy: *

Cassini–Huygens ''Cassini–Huygens'' ( ), commonly called ''Cassini'', was a space research, space-research mission by NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to send a space probe to study the planet Saturn and its system, i ...

, mission to Saturn and Titan **

Huygens (spacecraft) ''Huygens'' ( ) was an atmospheric entry robotic space probe that landed successfully on Saturn's moon Titan in 2005. Built and operated by the European Space Agency (ESA), launched by NASA, it was part of the '' Cassini–Huygens'' mission ...

, the probe of above mission which landed on Saturn's moon Titan in 2005 * 2801 Huygens, an asteroid * Huygens (crater), a Martian crater * Mons Huygens, a mountain of Earth's Moon * Huygens Gap, main gap in the rings of Saturn Physics: * Huygens' principle regarding wave propagation * Huygens law regarding pendulums *

Huygens–Steiner theorem The parallel axis theorem, also known as Huygens–Steiner theorem, or just as Steiner's theorem, named after Christiaan Huygens and Jakob Steiner, can be used to determine the moment of inertia or the second moment of area of a rigid body abo ...

regarding moment of inertia Mathematics and games: * Huygens' tritone, a musical interval * Huygens lemniscate, a figure eight curve Microscopes: * Huygens eyepiece, first compound eye piece {{surname, Huygens Dutch-language surnames Patronymic surnames