Given name · Russian
Ханс
“God is gracious”
Ханс (Xans) is a masculine given name from German. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Xans.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ханс is Hans written in Cyrillic. In Scandinavian use, Hans carries the interpretation “God is gracious.” In German use, Hans shares an earlier linguistic root with John. The traditional meaning is “God is gracious.” It belongs to the Hebrew name Johanan, which predates the shorter English form.
Explained through its name family
Ханс’s family of names
In Russian usage, Ханс was borrowed from the German form Hans. In Russian usage, Ханс can be written in the Roman alphabet as Xans.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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