Hans (name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Hans


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pronunciation= Hahns
gender = Male
meaning = God is gracious
region = German, Dutch, Scandinavian
origin = Pet Form of Johannes
related names = Jack, Ian, Jan, Jannes, Jean, Jo, Joan
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Hans is a masculine given name. In German, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Icelandic and Swedish, originally it is short for Johannes (John) but is also recognized in Sweden, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands as a name in its own right for official purposes.

"Hansel" (German "Hänsel") is a variant, meaning "little Hans." Another variant with the same meaning is "Hänschen," found in the German proverb "Was Hänschen nicht lernt, lernt Hans nimmer mehr," which translates roughly as: "What [little] Johnny doesn't learn, [grown-up] John will never learn."

Other variants include: Hanns, Hannes, Hansi (also female), Hansele, Hansal, Hensal, Hanserl, Hännschen, Hennes, Hännes, Hänneschen, Henning, Henner, Honsa, Johan, Johann, Jan, Jannes, Jo, Joha, Hanselmann

Alternate Forms

Pet, diminutive, alternative and other language forms are:
*Hannes (Dutch, German, Swedish, Finnish)
*Hansi
*Jack
*Johnny/Johnnie
*Jonn
*Yohanna (arabic: يوحنا) the Arabic language derivative.
*Yahya (arabic: يحيى)
*Eoin (Irish language derivation of Seán; in Irish and Scottish Gaelic refers to the Apostle)
*Evan (Welsh a pre-Christian Celtic subsequently equated to John)
*Jevan (variation of Evan)
*Giovanni, Gianni (Italian)
*Ġwanni, Ġwann, Ġanni (Maltese)
*Jan (Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Slovak, German)
*Janez, diminutives: Jan, Jani, Janko (Slovenian)
*János (Hungarian); diminutive: Janci ('Zoltan --> Zoli' pattern)
*Johan (Dutch, Swedish, Danish. Norwegian)
*Joan (Catalan)
*Jean (French)
*João (Portuguese)
*Johannes (Germanic: German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch)
*Johan(n) (variation of Johannes)
*Jón (Icelandic)
*Jovan (Serbian)
*Juan (Spanish / Filipino)
*Juhani (Finnish)
*Jānis (Latvian)
*Ian (Scottish derived from Gaelic "Iain")
*Ion (Romanian)
*Ivan (Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian and other Slavic language nations)
*Sean (Irish Seán, after the French Jean)
*Shane (anglicized form of Seán)
*Shaun (anglicised form of Seán)
*Shawn (anglicised form of Seán)
*Shon (Israeli Hebrew) שון (from Shawn)
*Siôn (Welsh)
*Yohani (Kirundi)
*Yohanes (Eritrean)
*Giuàn (Western Lombard)

Feminine forms are:
*Hanne/Hanna(h)
*Ioana
*Jana
*Jane
*Joana (Portuguese and Catalan)
*Jeanne (French)
*Joanne
*Joan
*Johanna
*Johanne (Norwegian)
*Jean
*Janice, Janet, both shortened as "Jan"
*Non-English variants adopted as English names include Jeanette
*Seonaid, Sinead, Seonag

Famous people

Entertainment

* Hans Albers (1891–1960), singer and actor, stage name "Der blonde Hans"
* Hans Clarin (1929–2005), actor
* Hansjörg Felmy (* 1931), actor
* Hans-Joachim Fuchsberger (* 1927), actor and presenter
* Hans Klok, magician (* 1969)
* Hansi Knoteck (* 1914), actress
* Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff (1921–1998), actor and presenter
* Hans Moser, real name Jean Julier (1880–1964), Austrian actor
* Hans Werner Olm (* 1955), cabaret performer and comic
* Hans Rosenthal, (1925–1987), German entertainer and presenter, named "Hänschen Rosenthal"
* Hans Söhnker (1903–1981), actor

Literature

* Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875), Danish storyteller
* Hanns Heinz Ewers (1871–1943), writer
* Hans Fallada (1893–1947), writer
* Hans von Felgenhauer (1863-1946); German officer, writer and poet
* Hans Herbjørnsrud, (* 1938), Norwegian author
* Hans Henny Jahnn (1894–1959), German writer
* Hans Kruppa (* 1954), writer
* Hans Kudszus (1901–1977), German aphorist
* Hansjörg Martin (1920–1999), crime author
* Hans Mayer (1907–2001), literary scholar
* Hans Erich Nossack (1901–1977), German writer
* Hans Pöögelmann (1875–1938), Estonian poet and communist

Medicine

* Hans Asperger (1906-1980), Austrian pediatrician, Asperger syndrome is named after him.

Music

* Hans Ebert, Music Executive
* Hans Guido von Bülow (1830–1894), German pianist and conductor
* Hans Söllner (* 1955), songwriter
* Hans Zimmer (* 1957), German film composer
* Hans Jurgen Kursch (Hansi) (1966) German lead vocalist of power metal band Blind Guardian

Politics & Military

* Hans Blix, head of the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (2000 - 2003)
* Hans Graf von Bülow (1774–1825), Prussian statesman
* Hans von Dohnanyi (1902–1945), jurist and resistance fighter
* Hans Dietrich Genscher (* 1927), West German politician
* Hans Jauch (1883-1965), colonel
* Hans Maier (* 1931), politician
* Hans Oster, (1887-1945), General major
* Hannsheinz Porst (* 1922), East German spy
* Hans Scholl (1918–1943), resistance fighter
* Hansel Y Raul (1959), famous cuban singer

cience

* Hans Albert Einstein (1904-1973), Pf. of Hydrolic engineering, A. Einstein's son
* Hans Geiger (1882 - 1945), Inventor of the Geiger counter

ports

* Hans-Jörg Butt (* 1974), football (soccer) player
* Hans Hansen, president of the German sports league
* Hans Knecht (1913-1996), Swiss road racing cyclist
* Hans Krankl (* 1953), Austrian football player and trainer
* Hans Lutz (* 1949), German track and road cyclist
* Hans Müller (* 1957), football player
* Hans Nüsslein (1910–1991), tennis player
* Hans Parrel (* 1944), Dutch water polo player
* Hans von Tschammer und Osten (1887–1943), sports director
* Hans Wouda (* 1941), Dutch water polo player

Other

* Hans von Bartensleben, named "Hans der Reiche" (1512–1583)
* Hans Erlwein (1872–1914), architect
* Hans Emil Meyer (1889–1954) Swiss architect and theorist (Bauhaus)
* Hans Moleman (* 1976), Simpsons Character
* Hans Gudegast, the name given to the mountain climber in Cliff Hangers, a pricing game on the U.S. television game show "The Price Is Right"
* Hans Chung Lai Tung, Popular Student in Singapore (1991-)

ee also

* Hansen
* Hanson

External links

* [http://www.behindthename.com/name/hans BehindTheName.com]