Hans - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Hans \ha-ns\ is pronounced hahns. It is of Scandinavian, German and Danish origin. Variant of John (Hebrew) "the Lord is gracious". 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 popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Hans. Click here to compare Hans with related baby names.