Given name
Hansine
“God is gracious”
In German and Danish use, Hansine is a feminine form of Hans. In Scandinavian use, Hans carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Hebrew use, Hansine carries the interpretation “God is gracious.” In German and Danish use, Hansine is a feminine form of Hans. In Scandinavian use, Hans carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
Hansine is used as a feminine counterpart of John.
The story
In German use, Hansine shares an earlier linguistic root with Jane. The history of Jane gives this family its wider story. Lady Jane Grey is one of the name’s historical bearers. In fiction, Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre gave it a lasting nineteenth-century association; the novel appeared in 1847.
Explained through its name family
Hansine’s family of names
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Hansine is a short form of Johannes. Hansine is a feminine form of John. Hansine has a related form in Hannes.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Hansine has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
6 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Johannesfull form · Norwegian Bokmål
- Hannesvariant
- Hansignevariant · Danish
- Hansinavariant · Norwegian Bokmål
- Sinediminutive · Danish
- Hanseenavariant
- Hanseanavariant
- Hanseanevariant
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Across languages 5
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 Hansine
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