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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From German Hans (occasionally used in English), a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).
Proper noun
Hans
- A male given name from Hebrew.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
Hans (plural Hanses)
- Alternative form of Hanse (“merchant guild”).
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hans
- a male given name
References
- Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 107 551 males with the given name Hans have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Dutch
Etymology
From German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hans m
- a diminutive of the male given name Johannes
Estonian
Etymology
From German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).
Proper noun
Hans
- a male given name
Faroese
Proper noun
Hans m
- a male given name
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Hans: Hansson
- daughter of Hans: Hansdóttir
Declension
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accusative
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dative
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Finnish
Etymology
From German Hans.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hans
- a male given name
Declension
Statistics
- Hans is the 215th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 2,590 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,126 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
German
Etymology
A medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hans m (proper noun, strong, genitive Hans' or Hansens, plural Hänse, diminutive Hänschen n or Hänsel n or Hansi n or Hänslein n)
- a male given name
Descendants
See also
Further reading
- “Hans” in Duden online
- “Hans” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hunsrik
Etymology
A short form of Johannes.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhans/
- Hyphenation: Hans
Proper noun
Hans m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Jack
References
Icelandic
Proper noun
Hans m (proper noun, genitive singular Hans)
- a male given name
Declension
Declension of Hans (sg-only masculine)
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Norwegian
Etymology
From German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”), from Latin Jōhannēs, Iōhannēs (a variant of Jōannēs, Iōannēs), from New Testament Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), a contraction from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yôḥānān) (Yohanan, Yokhanan), (perhaps) from a short form of Hebrew יְהוֹחָנָן (yəhôḥānān), meaning "YHWH is gracious".
First recorded in Norway in the 14th century.
Proper noun
Hans
- a male given name
- Hansel, the boy in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 23 372 males with the given name Hans living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the last frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.
Swedish
Etymology
From German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”). First recorded in Sweden in 1356.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hans c (genitive Hans)
- a male given name
- Hansel, the boy in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 122 616 males with the given name Hans living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, without a clear frequency peak. Accessed on 19 June 2011.