Hans name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: March 17th, 2024

Gender: Boy

Origin: Hebrew

Usage: Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sikh, Sindhi, Telugu, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Faroese, Icelandic, Greenlandic, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Bengali, Oriya and Tamil

Pronunciation: pronunciation of Hans

hons

Meaning: Swan, God is Gracious and God is Merciful

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What does Hans mean?
Variations of Hans
How popular is Hans?
Popularity Chart
Similar Names to Hans
Sibling Names for Hans
Famous People Named Hans
Lists having Hans

What does Hans mean?

Unfading and Customary Hans is used in German, Scandinavian, Danish, Icelandic, Bengali, Kannada, Norwegian, Hindi, Finnish, Tamil, Dutch, Sikh, Marathi, Sindhi, Gujarati, Greenlandic, Telugu, Faroese, Malayalam, Swedish and Oriya, Hans means "Swan, God is Gracious or God is Merciful" used as a gender-neutral name came from Hebrew.

Hans is version of biblical and durable John. John is an abridged form of Johannes. John is German and English cognate of Johannes. John means Gift of God and Yahweh is Gracious Yahweh is Merciful is originated from Hebrew.

Hans is diminutive of Johannes. Johannes is a form of evergreen, biblical and commonly accepted Jean. Johannes is Dutch, Scandinavian and German cognate of John. Also Johannes is Latin cognate of The Greek Name Ιωαννης, Which is a Contracted Form of the Hebrew Name יוֹחָנָן, a Combination of Jo;Hann, Meaning God is Gracious.

Johannes means Merciful, Yahweh is Gracious and God is Merciful is rooted from Hebrew.. It is celebrated on December 27th.

How do I pronounce Hans?

hons is the most common way to pronounce two syllabled Hans. ha-ns is another way(s) to say the name.

Variants of Hans

Jehanne, Ieuan, Johanan, Hansi, John, Johanna, Hansa, Johannes, Dejohn, Gianni, Jackie, Yanis, Aaronjohn, John Paul, Hanseraq, Jean, Hanko, Janek, Janica, Johansinnguaq

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How popular is the name Hans?

In United States, Hans was once a common name since emerging in 1880 it has been given to over 14745 babies. At the peak of its usage in 1885,. However after 140 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts but it is still going strong.

Additionally, the moniker has been in Hans is a familiar baby name in France, it has been in use since 1901 and was able to reach the top 200 names. In 1943, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 148 on boy names chart when 71 babies were given the name Hans.

There are over 1966 babies that have been given the name Hans in France.

Hans is a unique baby name in Belgium during its short run, it been to the top 400 names.

In 1995, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 362 on boy names chart when 26 babies were named Hans. There are over 131 babies that have been given the name Hans in Belgium.

Hans is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, even after 23 years of use, it could not make it big. Over 167 people have been named Hans in England and Wales.

However things change on global perspective, Hans is extremely popular in Germany where every 1 in 200 have the name as well as in, Netherlands and Sweden. Also the baby name is popular in Switzerland, India, Austria, Denmark, Norway, Indonesia, South Africa, Canada, Madagascar, Chile and Brazil.

According to our evaluation, over 1610000 babies have been named Hans globally.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2018	1439	120
2017	1250	145
2016	1345	131
2015	1411	121
2014	1311	133

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Hans in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	20773	7703	37	127
	6827	921	20	0

Numerological aspects of Hans

You are the most self-motivated person you know. Work on your self-confidence and find your own purpose. You want to be surrounded with self-confident people who choose to work on success over complaining, talking about great things over gossiping, and solitude over you sometimes. Once you distance yourself from everything you know inspiration will walk into your life again. If you have things to be handled, you handle them right away, without much waiting.

Go through the following names similar to Hans

Melani - The curious girl name Melani is used mostly in Dutch, German and English, Melani means "The Black or The Dark" has its origin in Old Greek
Marijke - Rarefied Marijke is used particulary in Dutch, Marijke means "Bitterness". Its origin is in Hebrew is used as a girl name
Leentje - Leentje's meaning is Of Magdala is a girl name, especially used in Dutch is rooted from Dutch, Old Greek and Hebrew
Hannie - Outstanding and Evergreen girl name Hannie is originated from Hebrew is used primarily in Dutch and English. Hannie is equivalent of Anna in English language. Also Hannie is equivalent of Johanna in Dutch language. Also Hannie is Dutch equivalent of Jane
Agneta - Used chiefly in Dutch and Marathi rarefied, Agneta means "The Pure or The Chaste" is originated from Old Greek is used for baby girls

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Sibling Names for Hans

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Famous people named Hans

Hans von Bodeck, German diplomat and chancellor of the Hohenzollern Prince-electors of Brandenburg-Prussia
Hans Dürer, German Renaissance painter, illustrator
Hans von Kulmbach, German artist
Hans Moleman, recurring character on the animated television series 'The Simpsons'
Hans Blix, Swedish diplomat and politician for the Liberal People's Party
Hans Hürlimann, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council
Hans Schaffner, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council
Hans Streuli, Swiss politician
Hans von Bartels, German painter
Hans Enoksen, Greenlandic politician
Hans Memling, German painter
Hans Bernd Gisevius, German diplomat and intelligence officer during the Second World War

Hans Pfitzner, German composer and self-described anti-modernist
Hans Christoff von Königsmarck, Swedish-German soldier
Hans von Aachen, German painter
Hans Purrmann, German artist
Hans Eworth, Flemish painter active in England
Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff, classical musician and composer
Hans Redlich, Austrian classical composer, conductor
Hans Kmoch, Austrian-Dutch-American chess International Master
Hans Karl von Diebitsch, German-born soldier serving as Russian Field Marshal
Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish composer of waltzes, polkas
Hans Robert Hiegel, German architect
Hans Eberstark, Austrian linguist, translator
Hans Wegner, world-renowned Danish furniture designer

Hans Nansen, Danish statesman
Hans Corell, Swedish lawyer and diplomat
Hans Sachs, German 'Meistersinger', poet, playwright
Hans Peter Keller, German poet who authored several poem collections
Hans Wollschläger, German writer, translator, historian
Hans Freudenthal, Jewish-German-born Dutch mathematician
Hans Gmür, Swiss-German theatre author, director
Hans Vilhelm Kaalund, Danish lyric poet
Hans Dragendorff, Baltic German scholar
Hans Selye, pioneering Hungarian-Canadian endocrinologist of Hungarian origin
Hans Geiger, German physicist
Hans Christian Gram, Danish bacteriologist noted for his development of the Gram stain
Hans Sloane, Irish physician, naturalist and collector noted for bequeathing his collection of 71,000 items to the British nation

Hans Adolf Krebs, German-born British physician and biochemist
Hans Eysenck, German-born English psychologist
Hans Bethe, German-American nuclear physicist
Hans Moravec, adjunct faculty member at the Robotics Institute of Carnegie Mellon University
Hans Spemann, German embryologist
Hans Jonas, German-born American Jewish philosopher
Hans Schlegel, German physicist, an ESA astronaut
Hans Vaihinger, German philosopher
Hans Hermann Groër, Austrian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
Hans Zinsser, American physician, bacteriologist
Hans Küng, Swiss Catholic priest, theologian, and author
Hans Herr, was born in Zürich, Switzerland
Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt, German neurologist and neuropathologist

Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author
Hans Baldung, German artist in painting and printmaking
Hans Richter, German painter, graphic artist, avant-gardist
Hans Holbein the Elder, German painter
Hans Holbein the Younger, German artist and printmaker
Hans Janmaat, Dutch politician of the Centre Party and later his own formed Centre Democrats
Hans Frank, German war criminal and lawyer
Hans Fritzsche, senior German Nazi official
Hans Zimmer, German film score composer and record producer
Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, Dutch-born Swiss citizen with a Hungarian title, a legal resident of Monaco for tax purposes
Hans Florine, American rock climber,
Hans Langsdorff, German naval officer

Hans Lippershey, German-Dutch spectacle-maker
Hans Scholl, founding member of the White Rose resistance movement
Hans von Ohain, designer of the first 'operational' jet engine

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