Hanks - Meaning of Hanks

What does Hanks mean?

[ 1 syll. han-(k)(s), ha-n-ks ] The baby boy name Hanks is pronounced as HHAENGKS †. Hanks' origin is Germanic and Hebrew. Hanks is a derivative of the English name Hank.

See also the related categories, hebrew and germanic (german).

Hanks is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Hanks, Hank was the most popular in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Hanks include Haemesh, Haig, Haines (English), Hamesh, Hamzaa, Hamze, Hank (English), Hanke (German), Hanns, Hans (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian), Hansh, Hayg, Haynes (English), Heinz (German), Henk (Dutch), Hennes (German), Hien (Vietnamese), Himesh (Indian), Himeshe, and Hines (English).

† English pronunciation for Hanks: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; NG as in "sing (S.IH.NG)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"