The haag (hedge) that gives the name, was a fenced area that served as a hunting ground for the lords of Breda.

The Northern part with the village “Beek” (brook) became an independent municipality that was named Prinsenbeek later on.

The city district of the Haagse Beemden partly owes its name to the lordship Hage.

[1] Possibly referring to the Prince of Orange, since 1538 the Lord of Breda.

There is an anecdote that the people of Princenhage mocked the inhabitants of 's-Gravenhage (The Hague), which stands for ""The Count's Hedge".