Hans - Origin and Meaning of the name

The boy name Hans [ 1 syll. han(s), ha-ns ] is pronounced HHAANS or HHAENZ ^KEY. Hans has its origins in the Hebrew language. It is used largely in Dutch, German, and Scandinavian. Hampus (pet form in Scandinavian) is a variant of the name. Hans is a variant of John (English). Hans is a short form of Johannes (German) in the Dutch, German, and Scandinavian languages.

Hans is unusual as a baby boy name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1909 with 0.016% of baby boys being named Hans. It had a ranking of #476 then. The baby name has dropped out of favor since then, and is of only infrequent use today. In 2007, among the family of boy names directly related to Hans, John (English) was the most widely used.

Baby names that sound like Hans include Hannes (German), Heinz (German), Henk (Dutch), Hamish (Scottish), and Henning (German).

^KEY: English pronunciation for Hans: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)"

Details of famous persons named Hans:
Actor Eric Braeden, born Hans Gudegast 3 April 1941, Kiel, Germany.
Actor Dolph Lundgren, born Hans Lundgren 3 November 1957, Sp�nga, Stockholm, Sweden.

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