Hans (name)

Pronunciation	/ˈhɑːnz/ HAHNZ; German: [ˈhans]
Gender	Male
Name day	October 25 (Germany) August 29 (Sweden) June 24th (Norway, Estonia, Denmark) December 27 (Finland)
Word/name	Pet Form of Johannes
Meaning	God is gracious
Region of origin	German, Dutch, Scandinavian
Related names	Hanni, Hanno, Hánno, Hannu, Hánsa, Hansi, Hanski, Hanssi, Hanse, Hansu, Hensar, Hampe, Hanseraq, Hansinnguaq, Hasse

Hans is a masculine given name. In German, Danish, Dutch, Faroese, Norwegian, Icelandic and Swedish, originally it was short for Johannes (John) but is also recognized in Sweden, Norway, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands and Estonia as a name in its own right for official purposes.

The earliest documented usage was in 1356 in Sweden, 1360 in Norway, and the 14th century in Denmark.

"" (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 nimmermehr," which translates roughly as: "What little Hans doesn't learn, grown-up Hans will never learn."

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

Pet, diminutive, alternative and other language forms are:

Feminine forms are:

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