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German short form of Johannes, now used as an independent name. It has been extremely popular in German-speaking regions of Europe since the late Middle Ages. It spread early on to the Low Countries and Scandinavia. Notable bearers include Hans Holbein (1497-1543), a German portrait painter, and Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), a Danish author of fairy tales.
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| Variants | (German): Hannes, Jo |
| Diminutives |
(German):
Hänsel (Swedish): Hampus, Hasse |
| Feminine Forms | (German): Jana 1, Janina |
| Other Languages & Cultures |
(Afrikaans):
Jannie (Albanian): Gjon (Amharic): Yohannes (Arabic): Yahia (Turkish): Yahya (Arabic): Yuhanna (Armenian): Hovhannes, Hovik, Hovo, Ohannes (Asturian): Xuan (Romanian): Ion 1 (Medieval English): Jon 1 (Basque): Ganix, Iban, Juantxo (Ukrainian): Ivan (Belarusian): Yan 1 (Biblical): Jehohanan, Johanan (English): John (Biblical Greek): Ioannes (Biblical Hebrew): Yehochanan (Hebrew): Yochanan (Biblical Latin): Iohannes (French): Yann, Yanick (Breton): Yannic (French): Yannick (Breton): Yannig (Welsh): Ioan (Bulgarian): Yoan 2 (Serbian): Ivo 2 (Macedonian): Vancho (Bulgarian): Vanyo, Yanko (Occitan): Joan 2 (Sorbian): Jan 1 (Cornish): Jowan (Corsican): Ghjuvan, Ghjuvanni (Slovene): Janko (Czech): Honza, Hanuš (Polish): Janek (Welsh): Evan (Scottish): Ian (Irish): Sean, Shane (English): Shaun, Shawn, Shon, Hank, Johnie, Johnnie, Johnny, Jon 2, Shayne (Esperanto): Johano, Joĉjo (Estonian): Ants, Jaan (Late Roman): Johannes (Estonian): Juhan (Icelandic): Hannes (Estonian): Jaanus (Faroese): Jóannes, Jógvan (Icelandic): Jóhannes, Jón (Fijian): Jone 2 (Hungarian): Jani (Georgian): Joni 2 (Finnish): Jouni, Juhana, Juhani, Hannu, Janne 1, Juha, Juho, Jukka, Jussi (French): Jean 1, Yoan 1, Yoann, Yohan, Yohann, Yvan, Jeannot, Yan 3 (Greek): Yanis (Galician): Xan, Xoán (Georgian): Ivane, Ioane, Vano (Greek): Giannis, Ioannis, Yannis, Yiannis, Gianis, Jannis, Yanni, Yianni (Malay): Yahaya (Hawaiian): Keoni (Spanish): Iván (Hungarian): János, Jancsi (Icelandic): Jens, Jóhann (Indonesian): Yohanes (Irish): Eoin, Seán (Italian): Giovanni, Ivano, Gian, Gianni, Giannino, Giò, Giovannino, Nino 1, Vanni (Late Roman): Joannes (Latvian): Ivans, Jānis, Žanis (Limburgish): Sjang, Sjeng (Literature): Hansel (Lithuanian): Jonas 1 (Serbian): Jovan, Jovica (Macedonian): Vančo (Maltese): Ġwann (Manx): Ean (Spanish): Juan 1 (Maori): Hone (Medieval English): Hann, Jan 3, Hankin, Jackin, Jankin (Medieval French): Jehan (Medieval Italian): Zuan (Picard): Jin 3 (Welsh): Iwan (Polish): Janusz (Portuguese): João, Joãozinho (Portuguese (Brazilian)): Geovane, Ruan (Romanian): Iancu, Ianis, Ionel, Ionică, Ionuț, Nelu (Russian): Ioann, Vanya (Sami): Juhán (Tongan): Sione (Sardinian): Giuanne, Juanne (Scottish Gaelic): Eòin, Iain (Serbian): Ivica (Slovak): Ján (Slovene): Janez, Žan, Anže, Anžej (Spanish): Ibán, Juancho, Juanito (Spanish (Latin American)): Jhon, Jhonny (Swahili): Yohana (Walloon): Djan, Djhan, Djihan (Welsh): Ieuan, Siôn, Ianto, Iefan, Ifan |
| Surname Descendants |
(Norwegian):
Hansen, Hanssen (Swedish): Hansson |
| User Submissions | Hans |
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