Hans

See also: hans

§English

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhænz/, IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːns/, IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːnz/
• Rhymes: -ænz, -ɑːns, -ɑːnz
• Homophones: hands, haunts

§Proper noun

Hans

1. A male given name of German origin, occasionally used in English.

§Anagrams

• Nash
• shan, Shan

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§Danish

§Etymology

Diminutive form of Johannes borrowed from Germany in the Middle Ages.

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhanˀs]

§Proper noun

Hans

1. A male given name.

§Related terms

• (surname) Hansen
• Johannes and its variants

§References

• [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.

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§Dutch

§Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑns
• IPA^(key): /ɦɑns/

§Proper noun

Hans ?

1. A male given name, diminutive of Johannes.

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§Estonian

§Proper noun

Hans

1. A male given name, borrowed from German in the Middle Ages.

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§German

§Proper noun

Hans

1. A male given name, a medieval shortened form of Johannes (John)

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§Norwegian

§Etymology

Contraction of Johannes borrowed from Germany. First recorded in Norway in the 14th century.

§Proper noun

Hans

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

§Related terms

• Johannes and its variants
• (surnames) Hansen, Hanssen

§References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• [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.

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§Swedish

§Etymology

Medieval contraction of Johannes from Germany. First recorded in Sweden in 1356.

§Proper noun

Hans

1. A male given name diminutive of Johannes.
2. Hansel, the boy in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.

§Related terms

• Johannes and its variants
• (pet form) Hasse
• (surname) Hansson

§References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 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.