Origin of the name Hans

German, Dutch and Scandinavian short form of Johannes. Two famous bearers were Hans Holbein (1497-1543), a Renaissance portrait painter from Germany, and Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), a Danish writer of fairy tales.

Name equivalents in different languages

cz: Honza, Honzicek, Honzik, Ivan, Ivanek, Jan, Janda
de: Hanke, Hannecke, Hannes, Hans, Hansel, Hansi, Hasse
en: Evan, Hank, Hans, Ian, Ivan, Jack, Jackson
fr: Jean, Jeannot, Yanick, Yann, Yannic, Yannick
hu: Hans, Ivan, Jancsi, Jani, Janika, Janos, Jansi
it: Giambattisto, Giampaolo, Giampiero, Giancarlo, Gianfranco, Gianluco, Gianluigi
li: Johanas, Jonas
pl: Hanko, Hanusz, Hanys, Iwan, Jach, Jan, Janczy
ru: Ioann, Ivan, Ivanko, Ivashechka, Vanechka, Vanek, Vanka
sk: Ivan, Ivanko, Ivko, Jan, Janicko, Janik, Janko