Hans

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German, Dutch, and Scandinavian, diminutive of Johannes
"God is gracious"

Hans Origin and Meaning

The name Hans is a boy's name of German origin.

Though familiar to all via such childhood icons as Hans Brinker, Hans(el) and Gretel, and Hans Christian Andersen, few Americans have chosen this name for their sons because of its intractably Old Country image.

# 951 in the US

Hans Rank in US Top 1000

# 1384 on Nameberry

Hans Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Hans Popularity

Famous People Named Hans

  • Hans
    Adam I (born Johann Adam Andreas), Sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein
  • Hans
    Adam II (born Johannes Adam Ferdinand Alois Josef Maria Marco d'Aviano Pius), Sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein
  • Hans Christian Andersen
    Danish children's writer
  • Hans Holbein the Elder and Younger
    German painters
  • Hans Florian Zimmer
    German film composer
  • Hans Matheson
    Scottish actor
  • Hans Albrecht Bethe
    German and American nuclear physicist and Nobel Prize winner
  • Hans Warren Christie
    Canadian actor
  • Hans Georg Conried
    Jr., American character actor, very active in voice,over roles and comedian
  • Hans Asperger
    discoverer of Asperger's syndrome.
  • Hans von Euler
    Chelpin, winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry
  • Hans Fischer
    winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry
  • Hans Spemann
    winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
  • Hans Adolf Krebs
    winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
  • Hans Georg Dehmelt
    winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics

Hans in Pop Culture

  • "Hans Brinker
    or the Silver Skates," children's book by Mary Mapes Dodge
  • Hans Landa
    character in the movie "Inglourious Basterds"
  • Hans Gruber
    character in the movie "Die Hard"
  • Hans Schielman
    character in the game "The Testament of Sherlock Holmes"
  • Hans Moleman
    character on "The Simpsons"
  • Hans of the Southern Isles
    prince in the Disney movie "Frozen"
  • Hans and Franz
    weightlifting duo in a "Saturday Night Live" sketch
  • Hans Hubermann
    a character in "The Book Thief"
  • Hans Kepler
    character from "Night Trains," by Barbara Wood