Hans

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Hans

  1. A male given name from Hebrew.

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/
  • Audio(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
instructive — Hansein
abessive Hansitta Hanseitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Hans (type risti)
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
instructive — —
abessive Hansittani Hanseittani
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
instructive — —
abessive Hansittasi Hanseittasi
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
instructive — —
abessive Hansittamme Hanseittamme
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
instructive — —
abessive Hansittanne Hanseittanne
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
instructive — —
abessive Hansittaan
Hansittansa 		Hanseittaan
Hanseittansa
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]

declension of Hans
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

  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.
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