Hans
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From German Hans (occasionally used in English), a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /ˈhæns/, /ˈhænz/, /ˈhɑːns/, /ˈhɑːnz/
- Rhymes: -æns, -ænz, -ɑːns, -ɑːnz
- Homophones: hands, haunts
Proper nounEdit
Hans
- A male given name from Hebrew.
AnagramsEdit
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Hans
- A male given name.
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- [1] 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.
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”)
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Hans m
- A diminutive of the male given name Johannes.
EstonianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).
Proper nounEdit
Hans
- A male given name
FaroeseEdit
Proper nounEdit
Hans m
- A male given name.
Usage notesEdit
Patronymics
- son of Hans: Hansson
- daughter of Hans: Hansdóttir
DeclensionEdit
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Hans |
| Accusative | Hans |
| Dative | Hansi |
| Genitive | Hans |
GermanEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
A medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
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
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- → Danish: Hans
- → Dutch: Hans
- → Norwegian Bokmål: Hans
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: Hans
- → Swedish: Hans
- → Czech: Honza
- → Polabian: Åns
See alsoEdit
- Fritz (pet form of Friedrich)
- Hinz (pet form of Hinrich (Heinrich))
- Kunz (pet form of Kunrad (Konrad))
- Lutz (pet form of Ludwig or Ludger)
- Max (short form of Maximilian)
- Petz (pet form of Peter)
Further readingEdit
IcelandicEdit
Proper nounEdit
Hans m
- A male given name
DeclensionEdit
| m-s1 | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ||
| nominative | Hans | |
| accusative | Hans | |
| dative | Hans | |
| genitive | Hans | |
NorwegianEdit
EtymologyEdit
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 nounEdit
Hans
- A male given name.
- Hansel, the boy in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- [2] 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.
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”). First recorded in Sweden in 1356.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Hans c (genitive Hans)
- A male given name.
- Hansel, the boy in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [3] 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.