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 (1563–1611), Dutch voyager and historian Constantijn Huygens (1596–1687), Dutch poet, diplomat, scholar and composer Constantijn Huygens, Jr. (1628–1697), Dutch statesman, soldier, and telescope maker, son of Constantijn Huygens Christiaan Huygens (1629–1695), Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer, son of Constantijn Huygens Lodewijck Huygens (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
