"Hans" meaning in German

See Hans in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /hans/ Audio: De-Hans.ogg Forms: Hans' [genitive], Hansens [genitive], Hänse [plural], Hänschen [diminutive, neuter], Hänsel [diminutive, neuter], Hansi [diminutive, neuter], Hänslein [diminutive, neuter], Hannes [alternative], Hanns [alternative]
Etymology: A medieval short form of Johannes (“John”). Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m,':ens,^e|dim=^chen,^el,i,^lein}} Hans m (proper noun, strong, genitive Hans' or Hansens, plural Hänse, diminutive Hänschen n or Hänsel n or Hansi n or Hänslein n)
  1. a male given name Tags: masculine, proper-noun, strong Categories (topical): German given names, German male given names Related terms: Hansen [surname], Hanson [surname], Hanssen [surname], Johannes and its variants, Fritz (english: pet form of Friedrich), Hinz (alt: pet form of Hinrich (Heinrich)), Kunz (english: pet form of Kunrad (Konrad)), Lutz (english: pet form of Ludwig or Ludger), Max [short-form], Petz (english: pet form of Peter)
    Sense id: en-Hans-de-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 11 10 4 1 11 11 11 12 10 11 2 1 3 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 9 4 0 11 11 11 12 10 11 2 1 4 1

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "Hans",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Danish: Hans",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Danish: Hans"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "no",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian:",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "Hans",
            "nolb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Hans",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian: Hans"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "Hans",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: Hans",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: Hans"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "Hans",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: Hans",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: Hans"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cs",
            "2": "Honza",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Czech: Honza",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Czech: Honza"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pox",
            "2": "Åns",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polabian: Åns",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polabian: Åns"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Hans'",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hansens",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hänse",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hänschen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hänsel",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hansi",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hänslein",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hannes",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hanns",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,':ens,^e",
        "dim": "^chen,^el,i,^lein"
      },
      "expansion": "Hans m (proper noun, strong, genitive Hans' or Hansens, plural Hänse, diminutive Hänschen n or Hänsel n or Hansi n or Hänslein n)",
      "name": "de-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "name": "German given names",
          "parents": [
            "Given names",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "name": "German male given names",
          "parents": [
            "Given names",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 11 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 10 4 1 11 11 11 12 10 11 2 1 3 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 11 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 9 4 0 11 11 11 12 10 11 2 1 4 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "id": "en-Hans-de-name-h8YdwBAs",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "surname"
          ],
          "word": "Hansen"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "surname"
          ],
          "word": "Hanson"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "surname"
          ],
          "word": "Hanssen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Johannes and its variants"
        },
        {
          "english": "pet form of Friedrich",
          "word": "Fritz"
        },
        {
          "alt": "pet form of Hinrich (Heinrich)",
          "word": "Hinz"
        },
        {
          "english": "pet form of Kunrad (Konrad)",
          "word": "Kunz"
        },
        {
          "english": "pet form of Ludwig or Ludger",
          "word": "Lutz"
        },
        {
          "raw_tags": [
            "of Maximilian"
          ],
          "tags": [
            "short-form"
          ],
          "word": "Max"
        },
        {
          "english": "pet form of Peter",
          "word": "Petz"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "proper-noun",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hans/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Hans.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/18/De-Hans.ogg/De-Hans.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/De-Hans.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Hans"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 11 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "sv:Fairy tales"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "Hans",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Danish: Hans",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Danish: Hans"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "no",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian:",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "Hans",
            "nolb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Hans",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian: Hans"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "Hans",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: Hans",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: Hans"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "Hans",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: Hans",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: Hans"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cs",
            "2": "Honza",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Czech: Honza",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Czech: Honza"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pox",
            "2": "Åns",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polabian: Åns",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polabian: Åns"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Hans'",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hansens",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hänse",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hänschen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hänsel",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hansi",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hänslein",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hannes",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hanns",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,':ens,^e",
        "dim": "^chen,^el,i,^lein"
      },
      "expansion": "Hans m (proper noun, strong, genitive Hans' or Hansens, plural Hänse, diminutive Hänschen n or Hänsel n or Hansi n or Hänslein n)",
      "name": "de-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "surname"
      ],
      "word": "Hansen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "surname"
      ],
      "word": "Hanson"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "surname"
      ],
      "word": "Hanssen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Johannes and its variants"
    },
    {
      "english": "pet form of Friedrich",
      "word": "Fritz"
    },
    {
      "alt": "pet form of Hinrich (Heinrich)",
      "word": "Hinz"
    },
    {
      "english": "pet form of Kunrad (Konrad)",
      "word": "Kunz"
    },
    {
      "english": "pet form of Ludwig or Ludger",
      "word": "Lutz"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "of Maximilian"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "short-form"
      ],
      "word": "Max"
    },
    {
      "english": "pet form of Peter",
      "word": "Petz"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German given names",
        "German lemmas",
        "German male given names",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German proper nouns",
        "Pages with 11 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "proper-noun",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hans/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Hans.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/18/De-Hans.ogg/De-Hans.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/De-Hans.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Hans"
}

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