Hans
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈhæns/, /ˈhænz/, /ˈhɑːns/, /ˈhɑːnz/
- Rhymes: -æns, -ænz, -ɑːns, -ɑːnz
- Homophones: hands, haunts
Etymology 1 edit
From German Hans (occasionally used in English), a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).
Proper noun edit
Hans
- A male given name from Hebrew.
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
Hans (plural Hanses)
- Alternative form of Hanse (“merchant guild”).
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Hans
- 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
Proper noun edit
Hans m
- 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
- a male given name
Faroese edit
Proper noun edit
Hans m
- 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
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Hans
- a male given name
Declension edit
Inflection of Hans (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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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. |
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)
- a male given name
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
See also edit
- 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 reading edit
Icelandic edit
Proper noun edit
Hans m
- a male given name
Declension edit
m-s1 | singular | |
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indefinite | ||
nominative | Hans | |
accusative | Hans | |
dative | Hans | |
genitive | Hans |
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
- a male given name
- Hansel, the boy in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.
Related terms edit
References edit
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)
- a male given name
- 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.