See also: hans and HANS

English edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From German Hans (occasionally used in English), a medieval short form of Johannes (John).

Proper noun edit

Hans

  1. A male given name from Hebrew.
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

Hans (plural Hanses)

  1. Alternative form of Hanse (merchant guild).

Anagrams edit

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (John).

Pronunciation edit

  • (stressed) IPA(key): [ˈhanˀs]

Proper noun edit

Hans

  1. a male given name

Related terms edit

References edit

  • [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.

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (John).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɦɑns/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Hans
  • Rhymes: -ɑns

Proper noun edit

Hans m

  1. a diminutive of the male given name Johannes

Estonian edit

Etymology edit

From German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (John).

Proper noun edit

Hans

  1. a male given name

Faroese edit

Proper noun edit

Hans m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes edit

Patronymics

  • son of Hans: Hansson
  • daughter of Hans: Hansdóttir

Declension edit

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Hans
Accusative Hans
Dative Hansi
Genitive Hans

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From German Hans.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑns/, [ˈhɑ̝ns̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑns
  • Syllabification(key): Hans

Proper noun edit

Hans

  1. a male given name

Declension edit

Inflection of Hans (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Hans Hansit
genitive Hansin Hansien
partitive Hansia Hanseja
illative Hansiin Hanseihin
singular plural
nominative Hans Hansit
accusative nom. Hans Hansit
gen. Hansin
genitive Hansin Hansien
partitive Hansia Hanseja
inessive Hansissa Hanseissa
elative Hansista Hanseista
illative Hansiin Hanseihin
adessive Hansilla Hanseilla
ablative Hansilta Hanseilta
allative Hansille Hanseille
essive Hansina Hanseina
translative Hansiksi Hanseiksi
abessive Hansitta Hanseitta
instructive Hansein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Hans (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Hansini Hansini
accusative nom. Hansini Hansini
gen. Hansini
genitive Hansini Hansieni
partitive Hansiani Hansejani
inessive Hansissani Hanseissani
elative Hansistani Hanseistani
illative Hansiini Hanseihini
adessive Hansillani Hanseillani
ablative Hansiltani Hanseiltani
allative Hansilleni Hanseilleni
essive Hansinani Hanseinani
translative Hansikseni Hanseikseni
abessive Hansittani Hanseittani
instructive
comitative Hanseineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Hansisi Hansisi
accusative nom. Hansisi Hansisi
gen. Hansisi
genitive Hansisi Hansiesi
partitive Hansiasi Hansejasi
inessive Hansissasi Hanseissasi
elative Hansistasi Hanseistasi
illative Hansiisi Hanseihisi
adessive Hansillasi Hanseillasi
ablative Hansiltasi Hanseiltasi
allative Hansillesi Hanseillesi
essive Hansinasi Hanseinasi
translative Hansiksesi Hanseiksesi
abessive Hansittasi Hanseittasi
instructive
comitative Hanseinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Hansimme Hansimme
accusative nom. Hansimme Hansimme
gen. Hansimme
genitive Hansimme Hansiemme
partitive Hansiamme Hansejamme
inessive Hansissamme Hanseissamme
elative Hansistamme Hanseistamme
illative Hansiimme Hanseihimme
adessive Hansillamme Hanseillamme
ablative Hansiltamme Hanseiltamme
allative Hansillemme Hanseillemme
essive Hansinamme Hanseinamme
translative Hansiksemme Hanseiksemme
abessive Hansittamme Hanseittamme
instructive
comitative Hanseinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Hansinne Hansinne
accusative nom. Hansinne Hansinne
gen. Hansinne
genitive Hansinne Hansienne
partitive Hansianne Hansejanne
inessive Hansissanne Hanseissanne
elative Hansistanne Hanseistanne
illative Hansiinne Hanseihinne
adessive Hansillanne Hanseillanne
ablative Hansiltanne Hanseiltanne
allative Hansillenne Hanseillenne
essive Hansinanne Hanseinanne
translative Hansiksenne Hanseiksenne
abessive Hansittanne Hanseittanne
instructive
comitative Hanseinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Hansinsa Hansinsa
accusative nom. Hansinsa Hansinsa
gen. Hansinsa
genitive Hansinsa Hansiensa
partitive Hansiaan
Hansiansa
Hansejaan
Hansejansa
inessive Hansissaan
Hansissansa
Hanseissaan
Hanseissansa
elative Hansistaan
Hansistansa
Hanseistaan
Hanseistansa
illative Hansiinsa Hanseihinsa
adessive Hansillaan
Hansillansa
Hanseillaan
Hanseillansa
ablative Hansiltaan
Hansiltansa
Hanseiltaan
Hanseiltansa
allative Hansilleen
Hansillensa
Hanseilleen
Hanseillensa
essive Hansinaan
Hansinansa
Hanseinaan
Hanseinansa
translative Hansikseen
Hansiksensa
Hanseikseen
Hanseiksensa
abessive Hansittaan
Hansittansa
Hanseittaan
Hanseittansa
instructive
comitative Hanseineen
Hanseinensa

Statistics edit

  • 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 edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

A medieval short form of Johannes (John).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Hans m (proper noun, strong, genitive Hans' or Hansens, plural Hänse, diminutive Hänschen n or Hänsel n or Hansi n or Hänslein n)

  1. a male given name

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Danish: Hans
  • Dutch: Hans
  • Swedish: Hans
  • Czech: Honza
  • Polabian: Åns

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • Hans” in Duden online
  • Hans” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Icelandic edit

Proper noun edit

Hans m

  1. a male given name

Declension edit

Norwegian edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Hans

  1. a male given name
  2. Hansel, the boy in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.

Related terms edit

References edit

  • 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.

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (John). First recorded in Sweden in 1356.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Hans c (genitive Hans)

  1. a male given name
  2. Hansel, the boy in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.

Related terms edit

References edit

  • 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.