Given name & surname
Hanno
“a gift from God”
Hanno is a variant of Han. One German interpretation is “a gift from God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hanno is a variant of Han. One German interpretation is “a gift from God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hanno is a variant of Han. An origin associated with Han is German.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In German usage, Hanno is a diminutive of Johann. In German usage, Hanno is a diminutive of Johannes.
Hanno’s family of names
In German usage, Hanno is a diminutive of Johann. Hanno has a related form in Han. In German usage, Hanno is a diminutive of Johannes.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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.
People named Hanno
- Hanno the Navigator5th century BC Carthaginian explorer499 BC–401 BC
- Hanno II the GreatCarthaginian aristocrat299 BC
- Hanno PevkurEstonian politician (born 1977)
- Hanno MöttöläFinnish basketball player (born 1976)
- Hanno BalitschGerman footballerborn 1981
- Hanno KofflerGerman actorborn 1980
- Hanno SelgEstonian modern pentathlete and sports pedagogue (1932–2019)
- Hanno BehrensGerman footballerborn 1990
- Hanno the ElderCarthaginian general250 BC–203 BC
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