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
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.
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ReferencesEdit
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.