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Name Hans

Meaning:Yahweh is graciousTools:

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About the name Hans in particular

Gender:male
Languages of use:German, Scandinavian, Dutch
Diminutives:Hampus
Is short form of:Johannes
US 2021 rank:not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below
Similarly written:Hana, Hana, Hank, Måns     Details
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About John/Johanna, the group of names with the same origin as Hans

Meaning/translation:Yahweh is gracious
Language of origin:Hebrew
Info about origin, male:popular because of Saint John, the apostle and evangelist, and Saint John the Baptist
 very popular through the ages and in many countries
 until now there were 23 popes with the name John
Words:yahweh = (the name of God) (name of the one God according to the Old Testament)  Hebrew
 chanan = to be gracious  Hebrew
Topics:12 Apostles, Interesting, New Testament, Popes
Variants' top ranks:1:Sean Ireland 2003,  1:Jón Iceland 2003 to 2007,  1:Hans Greenland 2011,  1:Jens Denmark 2005,  1:Jan Warsaw 2016,  1:John England+Wales 1944,  1:Jack England+Wales 1998,  1:Jean France 2011,  1:Juan Buenos Aires 2012,  1:João Portugal 2018
Somehow related to:Jahwe
Old/original forms:Jehanne Old French, Ieuan Old Irish, Jehohanan Hebrew, Johanan Hebrew
Name variants:Gia, Giana, Gianna, Giavanna, Gioana, Giovana, Giovanna, Hanna, Hanne, Hanni, Hansine, Ioana, Ioanna, Ionela, Ivana, Ivanka, Ivanna, Iwana, Iyana, Iyanna, Jana, Janae, Janay, Jane, Janel, Janell, Janella, Janelle, Janessa, Janet, Janette, Janice, Janie, Janin, Janina, Janine, Janis, Janita, Janka, Janka, Janna, Janne, Jannine, Jantje, Jayne, Jean, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeanine, Jeanne, Jeannette, Jeannice, Jeannine, Jenna, Jenny, Jensina, Jessie, Jianna, Jo, Joan, Joana, Joann, Joanna, Joanne, Johana, Johanka, Johanna, Jóhanna, Johanne, Johna, Jolien, Jolina, Joline, Jona, Jóna, Jonelle, Jonna, Jovana, Juana, Juanita, Seonag, Seonaid, Shauna, Shawna, Sheena, Shona, Sian, Siana, Sinead, Sinéad, Siobhan, Vanja, Vanna, Yana, Yanet, Yanna, Zana, Zsanett, Anze, Django, Ean, Eoin, Evan, Gan, Geovane, Geovanni, Gian, Gianni, Giovani, Giovanni, Giovannino, Giovanny, Gjin, Gjon, Hampus, Hannes, Hanno, Hans, Hennes, Hovhannes, Huwan, Iain, Ian, Iefan, Ioan, Ioane, Ioannis, Ion, Ionut, Ivan, Ivan, Iván, Ivano, Iwan, Jack, Jackie, Jacky, Jakai, Jan, Ján, Jandel, Janek, Janez, Janic, Janick, Janik, Janika, Janis, Jankin, Jankó, Jann, Jannes, Jannic, Jannick, Jannik, Jannis, János, Janosch, Janusz, Jax, Jaxx, Jean, Jeannot, Jens, Jhon, Jhonny, Jionni, Jo, Joan, Joannes, João, Johan, Johann, Jóhann, Johannes, Jóhannes, John, Johnnie, Johnny, Jon, Jón, Jonathon, Jone, Jones, Jovan, Jovani, Jovanni, Jovanny, Jovany, Juan, Juanito, Juha, Juhani, Juho, Jukka, Jussi, Nino, Ruan, Sean, Shane ...and more   Sortable list   Details
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Popularity lists that contain the name Hans

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Austria prevalence 2015 34
Belgium prevalence 2013 107
Denmark prevalenceGraph2015 13,  2005 6
Germany prevalence 2005 13
Greenland prevalence 2011 1
NorwayGraph2022 98,  2021 103,  2020 134,  2019 116,  2018 114,  2017 133,  2016 128,  2015 120,  2014 112,  2013 105,  2012 119,  2011 111,  2010 104,  2009 107,  2008 90,  2007 98,  2006 88,  2005 96,  2004 77,  2003 73,  2002 60,  2001 56,  2000 45,  1999 54,  1998 451997 48
Norway prevalence 2015 12
Sweden prevalence 2014 13
Switzerland prevalence 2013 3
USA decades 1990-1999 962
USA yearlyGraph1999 949,  1998 935,  1997 950,  1995 887,  1994 924,  1993 870
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