Hannes

German, Dutch, Scandinavian variation of Johannes
"God is gracious"

Hannes Origin and Meaning

The name Hannes is a boy's name meaning "God is gracious".

Johannes never caught on in the US, but popular European short form Hannes may be more accessible.

Hannes Popularity

Famous People Named Hannes

  • Hannes Alfvén
    winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics
  • Hannes Arch
    Austrian pilot
  • Hannes Dotzler
    German cross country skier
  • Hannes Germann
    Swiss politician
  • Hannes Heer
    German historian
  • Hannes Holm
    Swedish director and screenwriter
  • Hannes Ossian Hyvönen
    Finnish ice hockey player
  • Hannes Jaenicke
    German film and television actor
  • Hannes Manninen
    Finnish politician
  • Hannes Stefánsson
    Icelandic chess Grandmaster
  • Hannes Swoboda
    Austrian politician
  • Hannes Trinkl
    Austrian alpine skier and Olympic medalist
  • Hannes van Asseldonk
    Dutch racing driver
  • Hannes van der Bruggen
    Belgian footballer
  • Hannes Wader
    German singer,songwriter
  • Hans Emil "Hannes" Meyer
    Swiss architect