"Hans" meaning in Swedish

See Hans in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /hɑːns/ Audio: LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Hans.wav Forms: Hans [genitive]
Rhymes: -ɑːns Etymology: From German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”). First recorded in Sweden in 1356. Etymology templates: {{bor|sv|de|Hans}} German Hans Head templates: {{head|sv|proper noun|genitive|Hans|g=c|head=}} Hans c (genitive Hans), {{sv-proper noun|c}} Hans c (genitive Hans)
  1. a male given name Tags: common-gender Related terms (pet form): Hasse
    Sense id: en-Hans-sv-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Swedish given names, Swedish male given names, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of 'pet form': 79 21
  2. Hansel, the boy in the fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel" Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-Hans-sv-name-oSgtSnAF Categories (other): Fairy tales Disambiguation of Fairy tales: 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Hansson [surname], Johannes and its variants
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