Hans
Hans is a boy name of German origin, meaning God is gracious.
What Hans means
God is gracious.
Hans is short — 4 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Hans comes from
German names are typically Germanic compounds, built from two elements — often one describing strength or protection and one describing a domain such as battle, home, or people.
Hans is recorded as German in origin. Browse other German names.
How popular is Hans?
You will not find Hans in the top 100 boy names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Hans
We group Hans under faith. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.
Themes: Faith
Names like Hans
These share Hans's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Geoffrey — Peace of God.
- Gilbert — Bright pledge.
- Liesel — Pledged to God.
- Declan — Full of goodness; an Irish saint.
- Hosea — Salvation.
- Makoto — Sincerity, truth.
- Abraham — Father of multitudes.
- Abram — Exalted father.
- Adil — Just and fair.
- Amadeus — Lover of God.
- Ambrose — Immortal.
- Angelo — Angel; a messenger.