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Hans

Gender: Masculine
Usage: Danish, Dutch, German, Norwegian, Swedish

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Meaning & History

German short form of Johannes, now used as an independent name. It has been extremely popular in German-speaking regions of Europe since the late Middle Ages. It spread early on to the Low Countries and Scandinavia. Notable bearers include Hans Holbein (1497-1543), a German portrait painter, and Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), a Danish author of fairy tales.

Related Names

Variants (German): Hannes, Jo
Diminutives (German): Hänsel
(Swedish): Hampus, Hasse
Feminine Forms (German): Jana 1, Janina
Other Languages & Cultures (Afrikaans): Jannie
(Albanian): Gjon
(Amharic): Yohannes
(Arabic): Yahia
(Turkish): Yahya
(Arabic): Yuhanna
(Armenian): Hovhannes, Hovik, Hovo, Ohannes
(Asturian): Xuan
(Romanian): Ion 1
(Medieval English): Jon 1
(Basque): Ganix, Iban, Juantxo
(Ukrainian): Ivan
(Belarusian): Yan 1
(Biblical): Jehohanan, Johanan
(English): John
(Biblical Greek): Ioannes
(Biblical Hebrew): Yehochanan
(Hebrew): Yochanan
(Biblical Latin): Iohannes
(French): Yann, Yanick
(Breton): Yannic
(French): Yannick
(Breton): Yannig
(Welsh): Ioan
(Bulgarian): Yoan 2
(Serbian): Ivo 2
(Macedonian): Vancho
(Bulgarian): Vanyo, Yanko
(Occitan): Joan 2
(Sorbian): Jan 1
(Cornish): Jowan
(Corsican): Ghjuvan, Ghjuvanni
(Slovene): Janko
(Czech): Honza, Hanuš
(Polish): Janek
(Welsh): Evan
(Scottish): Ian
(Irish): Sean, Shane
(English): Shaun, Shawn, Shon, Hank, Johnie, Johnnie, Johnny, Jon 2, Shayne
(Esperanto): Johano, Joĉjo
(Estonian): Ants, Jaan
(Late Roman): Johannes
(Estonian): Juhan
(Icelandic): Hannes
(Estonian): Jaanus
(Faroese): Jóannes, Jógvan
(Icelandic): Jóhannes, Jón
(Fijian): Jone 2
(Hungarian): Jani
(Georgian): Joni 2
(Finnish): Jouni, Juhana, Juhani, Hannu, Janne 1, Juha, Juho, Jukka, Jussi
(French): Jean 1, Yoan 1, Yoann, Yohan, Yohann, Yvan, Jeannot, Yan 3
(Greek): Yanis
(Galician): Xan, Xoán
(Georgian): Ivane, Ioane, Vano
(Greek): Giannis, Ioannis, Yannis, Yiannis, Gianis, Jannis, Yanni, Yianni
(Malay): Yahaya
(Hawaiian): Keoni
(Spanish): Iván
(Hungarian): János, Jancsi
(Icelandic): Jens, Jóhann
(Indonesian): Yohanes
(Irish): Eoin, Seán
(Italian): Giovanni, Ivano, Gian, Gianni, Giannino, Giò, Giovannino, Nino 1, Vanni
(Late Roman): Joannes
(Latvian): Ivans, Jānis, Žanis
(Limburgish): Sjang, Sjeng
(Literature): Hansel
(Lithuanian): Jonas 1
(Serbian): Jovan, Jovica
(Macedonian): Vančo
(Maltese): Ġwann
(Manx): Ean
(Spanish): Juan 1
(Maori): Hone
(Medieval English): Hann, Jan 3, Hankin, Jackin, Jankin
(Medieval French): Jehan
(Medieval Italian): Zuan
(Picard): Jin 3
(Welsh): Iwan
(Polish): Janusz
(Portuguese): João, Joãozinho
(Portuguese (Brazilian)): Geovane, Ruan
(Romanian): Iancu, Ianis, Ionel, Ionică, Ionuț, Nelu
(Russian): Ioann, Vanya
(Sami): Juhán
(Tongan): Sione
(Sardinian): Giuanne, Juanne
(Scottish Gaelic): Eòin, Iain
(Serbian): Ivica
(Slovak): Ján
(Slovene): Janez, Žan, Anže, Anžej
(Spanish): Ibán, Juancho, Juanito
(Spanish (Latin American)): Jhon, Jhonny
(Swahili): Yohana
(Walloon): Djan, Djhan, Djihan
(Welsh): Ieuan, Siôn, Ianto, Iefan, Ifan
Surname Descendants (Norwegian): Hansen, Hanssen
(Swedish): Hansson
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