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Hans

/ˈhæns/

Hans proper noun: a male given name from German. Also the alternative form of Hanse.

Proper noun

Hans

  1. A male given name from German.

Noun capitalized: HANS

HANS

  1. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of head and neck support.

Also used as

Hans is also the alternative form of Hanse.

Forms of Hans

pluralHanses

Origin of Hans

Borrowed from German Hans (occasionally used in English), a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).

Words formed from Hans

Phrases with Hans

Words that rhyme with Hans

3 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about Hans

What does Hans mean?
Hans means a male given name from German.
What part of speech is Hans?
Hans can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Hans?
Hans is pronounced /ˈhæns/.

Words near Hans in the dictionary

  1. Hanoverians
  2. Hanrahan
  3. Hanrahans
  4. Hanratty
  5. Hanrattys
  6. Hans
  7. Hans Gruber
  8. Hans in kelder
  9. Hans Island
  10. Hans Lollik Island
  11. Hans Wurst

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Hans (page history and authors); HANS (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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