What does Hans mean?

Hans means "Yahweh is gracious"

How do we pronounce Hans?

Hans \han(s), ha-ns\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Hans is pronounced in Dutch and German as HHAANS 1.

1 Pronunciation for Hans: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"

What is the origin of Hans?

Hans has its origins in the Hebrew language. It is used largely in Dutch, German, and Scandinavian. Hans is a contracted form of Johannes name variations (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian). Hans a variant of John pronounciation (English and Hebrew) in the Dutch, German, and Scandinavian languages. Hampus definition (diminutive in Scandinavian) is a variant of the name. See also the related forms, baby name Hansjörg (German), Hansjürg name popularity (German), name Hansjürgen meaning (German), Hanspeter name (German), and Hanswerner name (German).

The following famous people share the name Hans:

  • Actor Eric Braeden, born Hans Gudegast 3 April 1941, Kiel, Germany
  • Actor Dolph Lundgren, born Hans Lundgren 3 November 1957, Spånga, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Author Hans Christian Andersen, born April 2, 1805 - August 4, 1875, Odense, Denmark
  • Painter Hans Holbein, born 1497 - 1543, Augsburg, Germany.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Hans:

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The baby name Hans fun facts:

The name Hans in reverse order is "Snah".

The numerological value of the name Hans is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Hans?

Hans is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames