Hanno

Diminutive of Johan, German variation of John

"God is gracious"

Hanno Origin and Meaning

The name Hanno is a boy's name of German origin meaning "God is gracious".

Nicknames ending in o are invariably cute, though this one is a boys' name in its own right. And not just any boy name, but a saint's name no less. Saint Hanno, aka Saint Anno, was an 10th century archbishop of Cologne, He is also known as, less attractively, Hanno of Worms, which is one of the oldest cities in Germany.

There is also a 5th century BC figure known as Hanno the Navigator, who was sent from his native Cathage to sail around and colonize West Africa, and take its gold as he went. His adventurism is admirable, his imperialism is not

Hanno Popularity

• 279 Germany 2016

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Famous People Named Hanno

• Hanno the Navigator Carthaginian explorer of the sixth or fifth century BC
• Hanno the Elder (died 204 BC) Carthaginian general
• Hanno I the Great (4th century BC) Carthaginian politician and military leader
• Hanno II the Great (3rd century BC) wealthy Carthaginian aristocrat
• Hanno III the Great (2nd century BC) ultra,conservative Carthaginian politician
• Hanno son of Hannibal, Carthaginian general in the First Punic War
• Hanno Messana garrison commander, Carthaginian general in The First Punic War
• Hanno son of Bomilcar, Carthaginian officer in the Second Punic War
• Hanno Balitsch (born 1981) German footballer
• Hanno Behrens (born 1990) German footballer
• Hanno Dirksen South African rugby player
• Hanno Douschan (born 1989) Austrian snowboarder
• Hanno Drechsler (1931 2003), political scientist
• Hanno Essén (born 1948) Swedish physicist
• Hanno Grossschmidt (born 1973) Estonian architect
• Hanno Kitshoff (born 1984) South African rugby player
• Hanno Koffler (born 1980) German actor and musician
• Hanno Melzer German rower
• Hanno Möttölä (born 1976) Finnish basketball player
• Hanno Pevkur (born 1977) Estonian politician
• Hanno Pöschl (born 1949) Austrian television actor
• Hanno Rund (1925 1993), mathematician
• Hanno Selg (born 1932) Estonian pentathlete
• Hanno Soth (born 1964) real estate developer in Bali, Indonesia
• Hanno Teuteberg South African naval officer

Hanno in Pop Culture

• Hanno Hath character in William Nicholson's 'Wind on Fire' series
• Hanno pet white elephant of Pope Leo X