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What does Hans mean?
Hans 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced hahns. It is of Scandinavian, German, Danish and Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Hans is "God is gracious". Variant of John. In Hindi, it comes from an Sanskrit expression meaning "swan". The name is popular in Germany. Writer Hans Christian Andersen. Also form of Jan.
STARTS WITH Han-
ASSOCIATED WITH scandinavian, gracious, popular (famous)
Variations
VARIANTS Han, Hannes, Hanns, Hansel, Hanss, Hanzel
SEE ALSO Hampus
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA JOHN Anno, Ean, Eian, Euan, Evan, Ewan, Gian, Hanno, Hansl, Heanno, Iain, Ian▲, Ivan▲, Ivann, Iwan, Jack, Jan▼, Jancsi, Janek, Janko, Janne, Janos, Jean▼, Jens, Jian, Jon▼, Jona, Juan▼, Sean▼, Seann, Shane▼, Vanek, Vanko, Vanya, Yanni, Yanno, Zane▲
FEMININE FORM Hansine
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Hans Willie (H.W.), ..
How popular is Hans?
Hans is a very prominent first name for males (#557 out of 1220, Top 46%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#7691 out of 150436, Top 5%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Hans reached its top position of #343 in the U.S. in the 1880s, and is presently at #1446. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Hans (#1446 A YEAR AGO) rated in the Top 2000 are John (#27), Jack (#28), Ian (#79), Evan (#86), Ivan (#133), Juan (#139), Zane (#200), Sean (#269), Shane (#372), Jon (#754), Ean (#1101), Gian (#1221), Jean (#1240), Ewan (#1603), Jan (#1844), Hannes, Hansel, Iain, Eian, Hampus, Jens and Euan. Usage of these relations of Hans reached its highest 138 years ago (MEDIAN #1433) and has become significantly lower since (#1067, DOWN 75%), with forms like Sean falling out of fashion. Zane, Ivan and Ian are three of the more contemporarily stylish birth names among these.
Similar Names
Hans▼ is alike in pronunciation to Heinz. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Evans▼, Fons, Frans, Gains, Hadi, Hai, Haig, Haim, Hako, Hal▼, Hale, Hali, Hall, Halsy, Ham, Hanan, Hani, Hanif, Hank▲, Hanly, Hanok, Hansen, Hanson, Hany, Hari, Harm, Hart, Harv, Hawes, Hawk, Haws, Hayes▲, Hays, Henk, Honi, Hunt, Pons and Rains. These names tend to be less frequently used than Hans.
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