Hans (name)

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Hans
Given Name
Pronunciation Hahns
Gender Male
Meaning God is gracious
Region of Origin German, Dutch, Scandinavian
Origin Pet Form of Johannes
Related names Jack, Ian, Jan, Jannes, Jean, Jo, Joan
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Hans is a masculine given name. In German, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Icelandic and Swedish, originally it is short for Johannes (John) but is also recognized in Sweden, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands as a name in its own right for official purposes.

"Hansel" (German Hänsel) is a variant, meaning "little Hans." Another variant with the same meaning is Hänschen, found in the German proverb "Was Hänschen nicht lernt, lernt Hans nimmer mehr," which translates roughly as: "What [little] Johnny doesn't learn, [grown-up] John will never learn."

Other variants include: Hanns, Hannes, Hansi (also female), Hansele, Hansal, Hensal, Hanserl, Hännschen, Hennes, Hännes, Hänneschen, Henning, Henner, Honsa, Johan, Johann, Jan, Jannes, Jo, Joha, Hanselmann

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Pet, diminutive, alternative and other language forms are:

  • Hannes (Dutch, German, Swedish, Finnish)
  • Hansi
  • Jack
  • Johnny/Johnnie
  • Jonn
  • Yohanna (arabic: يوحنا) the Arabic language derivative.
  • Yahya (arabic: يحيى)
  • Eoin (Irish language derivation of Seán; in Irish and Scottish Gaelic refers to the Apostle)
  • Evan (Welsh a pre-Christian Celtic subsequently equated to John)
  • Jevan (variation of Evan)
  • Giovanni, Gianni (Italian)
  • Ġwanni, Ġwann, Ġanni (Maltese)
  • Jan (Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Slovak, German)
  • Janez, diminutives: Jan, Jani, Janko (Slovenian)
  • János (Hungarian); diminutive: Janci ('Zoltan --> Zoli' pattern)
  • Johan (Dutch, Swedish, Danish. Norwegian)
  • Joan (Catalan)
  • Jean (French)
  • João (Portuguese)
  • Johannes (Germanic: German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch)
  • Johan(n) (variation of Johannes)
  • Jón (Icelandic)
  • Jovan (Serbian)
  • Juan (Spanish / Filipino)
  • Juhani (Finnish)
  • Jānis (Latvian)
  • Ian (Scottish derived from Gaelic Iain)
  • Ion (Romanian)
  • Ivan (Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian and other Slavic language nations)
  • Sean (Irish Seán, after the French Jean)
  • Shane (anglicized form of Seán)
  • Shaun (anglicised form of Seán)
  • Shawn (anglicised form of Seán)
  • Shon (Israeli Hebrew) שון (from Shawn)
  • Siôn (Welsh)
  • Yohani (Kirundi)
  • Yohanes (Eritrean)
  • Giuàn (Western Lombard)

Feminine forms are:

  • Hanne/Hanna(h)
  • Ioana
  • Jana
  • Jane
  • Joana (Portuguese and Catalan)
  • Jeanne (French)
  • Joanne
  • Joan
  • Johanna
  • Johanne (Norwegian)
  • Jean
  • Janice, Janet, both shortened as "Jan"
  • Non-English variants adopted as English names include Jeanette
  • Seonaid, Sinead, Seonag

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  • Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875), Danish storyteller
  • Hanns Heinz Ewers (1871–1943), writer
  • Hans Fallada (1893–1947), writer
  • Hans von Felgenhauer (1863-1946); German officer, writer and poet
  • Hans Herbjørnsrud, (* 1938), Norwegian author
  • Hans Henny Jahnn (1894–1959), German writer
  • Hans Kruppa (* 1954), writer
  • Hans Kudszus (1901–1977), German aphorist
  • Hansjörg Martin (1920–1999), crime author
  • Hans Mayer (1907–2001), literary scholar
  • Hans Erich Nossack (1901–1977), German writer
  • Hans Pöögelmann (1875–1938), Estonian poet and communist

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  • Hans Blix, head of the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (2000 - 2003)
  • Hans Graf von Bülow (1774–1825), Prussian statesman
  • Hans von Dohnanyi (1902–1945), jurist and resistance fighter
  • Hans Dietrich Genscher (* 1927), West German politician
  • Hans Jauch (1883-1965), colonel
  • Hans Maier (* 1931), politician
  • Hans Oster, (1887-1945), General major
  • Hannsheinz Porst (* 1922), East German spy
  • Hans Scholl (1918–1943), resistance fighter
  • Hansel Y Raul (1959), famous cuban singer

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  • Hans von Bartensleben, named Hans der Reiche (1512–1583)
  • Hans Erlwein (1872–1914), architect
  • Hans Emil Meyer (1889–1954) Swiss architect and theorist (Bauhaus)
  • Hans Moleman (* 1976), Simpsons Character
  • Hans Gudegast, the name given to the mountain climber in Cliff Hangers, a pricing game on the U.S. television game show The Price Is Right

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