Hans
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From German Hans (occasionally used in English), a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈhæns/, /ˈhænz/, /ˈhɑːns/, /ˈhɑːnz/
- Rhymes: -æns, -ænz, -ɑːns, -ɑːnz
- Homophones: hands, haunts
Proper noun[edit]
Hans
- A male given name from Hebrew.
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 |
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]
- → Danish: Hans
- → Dutch: Hans
- → Norwegian Bokmål: Hans
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: Hans
- → Swedish: Hans
- → Czech: Honza
- → Polabian: Åns
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 | |
---|---|---|
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]
- 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)
- 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.
- English terms borrowed from German
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- English 1-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/æns
- Rhymes:English/æns/1 syllable
- Rhymes:English/ænz
- Rhymes:English/ænz/1 syllable
- Rhymes:English/ɑːns
- Rhymes:English/ɑːns/1 syllable
- Rhymes:English/ɑːnz
- Rhymes:English/ɑːnz/1 syllable
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