Hansel

German diminutive of Hans

"God is gracious"

Hansel Origin and Meaning

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

Those "Where's Gretel?" jokes will get old pretty fast.

Hansel Rank in US Top 1000

# 986 in the US

Hansel Popularity

• 1380 Nameberry 2020
• 709 Unique 2023

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Famous People Named Hansel

• Hansel Robles Dominican baseball pitcher
• Hansel Mieth German,American photojournalist for Life magazine
• Hansel Marion DeBartolo Jr. American surgeon and baseball team owner

Hansel in Pop Culture

• Hansel McDonald male model in film "Zoolander"
• "Hansel & Gretel " fairy tale
• Hansel American racehorse