Hans - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Hans \

is pronounced hahns. It is of Scandinavian, German and Danish origin. Variant of John (Hebrew) "God's grace". In Hindi, it comes from an Sanskrit expression meaning "swan". The diminutive Hansel is familiar because of the fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel". The name is popular in Germany. Writer Hans Christian Anderson.

Hans has 6 variant forms: Han, Hannes, Hanns, Hansel, Hanss and Hanzel.

For more information, see also related names Heinz and Jan.

A baby name that sounds like Hans is Hines.

Hans is a very common first name for men (#557 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#8056 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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