Hans (given name)

Hans
PronunciationUS: /hɑːnz/ HAHNZ, UK: /hænz/ HANZ
Danish: [hænˀs]
German: [hans] ⓘ
Dutch: [ɦɑns] ⓘ
Hindi: [ɦɐ̃ns]
GenderMale
Name dayOctober 25 (Germany)
August 29 (Sweden)
June 24th (Norway, Estonia, Denmark)
December 27 (Finland)
Origin
Word/namePet form of Johannes
Meaning'God has been gracious'[1]
Region of originGerman, Dutch, Scandinavian
Other names
Pet formHampus
Related namesHanni, Hanno, Hánno, Hannu, Hánsa, Hansi, Hanski, Hanssi, Hanse, Hansu, Hensar, Hampe, Hanseraq, Hansinnguaq, Hasse

Hans is a male given name in Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Faroese, German, Norwegian, Icelandic and Swedish-speaking populations. It was originally short for Johannes (Ioannes),[2] but is now also recognized as a name in its own right for official purposes. The earliest documented usage was in 1356 in Sweden,[3] 1360 in Norway,[4] and the 14th century in Denmark.[5]

The name Hansel (German: Hänsel, IPA: [ˈhɛnzl̩] ⓘ) is a diminutive, meaning 'little Hans'. Another diminutive with the same meaning is Hänschen (IPA: [ˈhɛnsçn̩] ⓘ), found in the German proverb was Hänschen nicht lernt, lernt Hans nimmermehr; which translates roughly as 'what Hansel doesn't learn, Hans will never learn'.

Separately derived, Hans is also a male given name meaning 'swan' in Sanskrit families of the Indian subcontinent.

Alternative forms

Other variants include: Han, Hawns, Hanns, Hannes, Hanse, Hansi (also female), Hansie, Hansele, Hansal, Hensal, Hanserl, Hännschen, Hennes, Hännes, Hänneschen, Henning, Henner, Honsa, Johan, Johann, Jan, Jannes, Jo, Joha, Hanselmann, Hansje.

Pet, diminutive, alternative and other language forms are:

Feminine forms are:

  • Hansina, Hansine
  • Hanna/Hannah/Hanne (Danish,Norwegian)
  • Ioana
  • Jana
  • Jane
  • Joana (Portuguese and Catalan)
  • Jeanne (French)
  • Joanne
  • Joan
  • Johanna
  • Johanne (Danish,Norwegian)
  • Jean
  • Janice, Janet, both shortened as "Jan"
  • Non-English variants adopted as English names include Jeanette
  • Seònaid, Sinéad, Seònag

People named Hans

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  • Hans Ankum (1930–2019), Dutch legal scholar
  • Hans Avé Lallemant (1938–2016), Dutch-born American geologist
  • Hans Bethe (1906–2005), German-American nuclear physicist, Nobel laureate
  • Hans Bos (born 1950), Dutch biochemist and cancer researcher
  • Hans Capel (1936–2023), Dutch physicist
  • Hans Cohen (1923–2020), Dutch microbiologist
  • Hans Albert Einstein (1904–1973), Swiss-American professor of hydraulic engineering, son of Albert Einstein
  • Hans Freeman (1929–2008), German-born Australian protein crystallographer who elucidated the structure of plastocyanin
  • Hans Geiger (1882–1945), German physicist, inventor of the Geiger counter
  • Hans Hass (1919–2013), Austrian diver, naturalist and film-maker
  • Hans Adolf Krebs (1900–1981), German-born, British physician and biochemist; identified citric acid cycle
  • Hans Küng (1928–2021), Swiss Catholic theologian and author
  • Hans Langmaack (born 1934), German computer scientist and mathematician
  • Hans Lauda (1896–1974), Austrian industrialist
  • Hans Lowey, Austrian-American chemist
  • Hans Merensky (1871–1952), South African geologist
  • Hans Oeschger (1927–1998), Swiss climatologist
  • Hans Christian Ørsted (1777–1851), Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields
  • Hans Steffen (1865–1937), German geographer and explorer of Patagonia
  • Hans Trass (1928–2017), Estonian ecologist and botanist
  • Hans von Ohain (1911–1998), German Physicist, and Aerospace pioneer.

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References

  1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "John" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  2. ^ Dahl, Árni (2005). Navnabókin. ISBN 9789991849393.
  3. ^ Otterbjörk, Roland (1979). Svenska förnamn. ISBN 9789121109373.
  4. ^ Stemshaug, Ola; Kruken, Kristoffer (1995). Norsk Personnamnleksikon. ISBN 978-8252120363.
  5. ^ Meldgaard, Eva Villarsen (2004). Den store navnebog. ISBN 9788711160435.
  • Hans on BehindTheName.com
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