# Hans
## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhæns/, /ˈhænz/, /ˈhɑːns/, /ˈhɑːnz/
* Rhymes: -æns, -ænz, -ɑːns, -ɑːnz
* Homophones: hands, haunts

### Etymology 1

From German Hans (occasionally used in English), a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).

#### Proper noun

Hans
* A male given name from Hebrew.

##### Derived terms

* Hans Lollik Island

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

Hans (plural Hanses)
* Alternative form of Hanse (“merchant guild”).

### Anagrams

* NASH, Shan, nash, shan, Nash, HNAs, HSAN

## Danish
### Etymology

From German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).

### Pronunciation

* (stressed) IPA: [ˈhanˀs]

### Proper noun

Hans
* a male given name

#### Related terms

* (surname): Hansen, Hanssen
* Johannes and its variants

### References

* Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 107 551 males with the given name Hans have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

## Dutch
### Etymology

From German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɦɑns/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Hans
* Rhymes: -ɑns

### Proper noun

Hans m
* a diminutive of the male given name Johannes

## Estonian
### Etymology

From German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).

### Proper noun

Hans
* a male given name

## Faroese
### Proper noun

Hans m
* a male given name

#### Usage notes

Patronymics
* son of Hans: Hansson
* daughter of Hans: Hansdóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

From German Hans.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhɑns/, [ˈhɑ̝ns̠]
* Rhymes: -ɑns
* Hyphenation: Hans

### Proper noun

Hans
* a male given name

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Hans (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Hansini
Hansini
accusative
nom.
Hansini
Hansini
gen.
Hansini
genitive
Hansini
Hansieni
partitive
Hansiani
Hansejani
inessive
Hansissani
Hanseissani
elative
Hansistani
Hanseistani
illative
Hansiini
Hanseihini
adessive
Hansillani
Hanseillani
ablative
Hansiltani
Hanseiltani
allative
Hansilleni
Hanseilleni
essive
Hansinani
Hanseinani
translative
Hansikseni
Hanseikseni
abessive
Hansittani
Hanseittani
instructive
comitative
—Hanseineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Hansisi
Hansisi
accusative
nom.
Hansisi
Hansisi
gen.
Hansisi
genitive
Hansisi
Hansiesi
partitive
Hansiasi
Hansejasi
inessive
Hansissasi
Hanseissasi
elative
Hansistasi
Hanseistasi
illative
Hansiisi
Hanseihisi
adessive
Hansillasi
Hanseillasi
ablative
Hansiltasi
Hanseiltasi
allative
Hansillesi
Hanseillesi
essive
Hansinasi
Hanseinasi
translative
Hansiksesi
Hanseiksesi
abessive
Hansittasi
Hanseittasi
instructive
comitative
—Hanseinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Hansimme
Hansimme
accusative
nom.
Hansimme
Hansimme
gen.
Hansimme
genitive
Hansimme
Hansiemme
partitive
Hansiamme
Hansejamme
inessive
Hansissamme
Hanseissamme
elative
Hansistamme
Hanseistamme
illative
Hansiimme
Hanseihimme
adessive
Hansillamme
Hanseillamme
ablative
Hansiltamme
Hanseiltamme
allative
Hansillemme
Hanseillemme
essive
Hansinamme
Hanseinamme
translative
Hansiksemme
Hanseiksemme
abessive
Hansittamme
Hanseittamme
instructive
comitative
—Hanseinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Hansinne
Hansinne
accusative
nom.
Hansinne
Hansinne
gen.
Hansinne
genitive
Hansinne
Hansienne
partitive
Hansianne
Hansejanne
inessive
Hansissanne
Hanseissanne
elative
Hansistanne
Hanseistanne
illative
Hansiinne
Hanseihinne
adessive
Hansillanne
Hanseillanne
ablative
Hansiltanne
Hanseiltanne
allative
Hansillenne
Hanseillenne
essive
Hansinanne
Hanseinanne
translative
Hansiksenne
Hanseiksenne
abessive
Hansittanne
Hanseittanne
instructive
comitative
—Hanseinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Hansinsa
Hansinsa
accusative
nom.
Hansinsa
Hansinsa
gen.
Hansinsa
genitive
Hansinsa
Hansiensa
partitive
Hansiaan Hansiansa
Hansejaan Hansejansa
inessive
Hansissaan Hansissansa
Hanseissaan Hanseissansa
elative
Hansistaan Hansistansa
Hanseistaan Hanseistansa
illative
Hansiinsa
Hanseihinsa
adessive
Hansillaan Hansillansa
Hanseillaan Hanseillansa
ablative
Hansiltaan Hansiltansa
Hanseiltaan Hanseiltansa
allative
Hansilleen Hansillensa
Hanseilleen Hanseillensa
essive
Hansinaan Hansinansa
Hanseinaan Hanseinansa
translative
Hansikseen Hansiksensa
Hanseikseen Hanseiksensa
abessive
Hansittaan Hansittansa
Hanseittaan Hanseittansa
instructive
comitative
—Hanseineen Hanseinensa :

#### Statistics

* Hans is the 215th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 2,590 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,126 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

## German
### Alternative forms

* Hannes, Hanns

### Etymology

A medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /hans/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Hans m (proper noun, strong, genitive Hans' or Hansens, plural Hänse, diminutive Hänschen n or Hänsel n or Hansi n or Hänslein n)
* a male given name

#### Related terms

* (surnames): Hansen, Hanson, Hanssen
* Johannes and its variants

#### Descendants

* → Danish: Hans
** → Norwegian: Hans
* → Dutch: Hans
* → Swedish: Hans
* → Czech: Honza
* → Polabian: Åns

### See also

* Fritz (pet form of Friedrich)
* Hinz (pet form of Hinrich (Heinrich))
* Kunz (pet form of Kunrad (Konrad))
* Lutz (pet form of Ludwig or Ludger)
* Max (short form of Maximilian)
* Petz (pet form of Peter)

### Further reading

* “Hans” in Duden online
* “Hans” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Hunsrik
### Alternative forms

* Schwong
* Hannes
* Johannes

### Etymology

A short form of Johannes.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhans/
* Hyphenation: Hans

### Proper noun

Hans m
* a male given name, equivalent to English Jack

### References

* ↑ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Hans”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 89

## Icelandic
### Proper noun

Hans m (proper noun, genitive singular Hans)
* a male given name

#### Declension
## Norwegian
### Etymology

From German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”), from Latin Jōhannēs, Iōhannēs (a variant of Jōannēs, Iōannēs), from New Testament Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), a contraction from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yôḥānān) (Yohanan, Yokhanan), (perhaps) from a short form of Hebrew יְהוֹחָנָן (yəhôḥānān), meaning "YHWH is gracious".
First recorded in Norway in the 14th century.

### Proper noun

Hans
* a male given name
* Hansel, the boy in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.

#### Related terms

* (surnames): Hansen, Hanssen
* Johannes and its variants

### References

* Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
* Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 23 372 males with the given name Hans living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the last frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

## Swedish
### Etymology

From German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”). First recorded in Sweden in 1356.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /hɑːns/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑːns

### Proper noun

Hans c (genitive Hans)
* a male given name
* Hansel, the boy in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.

#### Related terms

* (pet form): Hasse
* (surname): Hansson
* Johannes and its variants

### References

* Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
* Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 122 616 males with the given name Hans living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, without a clear frequency peak. Accessed on 19 June 2011.