Hans (name) - Alternate Forms

Alternate Forms

Pet, diminutive, alternative and other language forms are:

• Hannes (Dutch, German, Swedish, Icelandic, Finnish)
• Hans or Hansini (Hindi meaning Swan the bird)
• Hansi
• Hovhannes (Armenian)
• Jack
• Johnny/Johnnie
• Jonn
• Yohanna (Arabic: يوحنا) the Arabic language derivative. Used among Arabic-speaking Christians.
• Yahya (Arabic: يحيى), used among Arab and non-Arab Muslims.
• Eoin (Irish language derivation of Seán; in Irish and Scottish Gaelic refers to the Apostle)
• Evan (Welsh a pre-Christian Celtic subsequently equated to John)
• Jevan (variation of Evan)
• Giovanni, Gianni (Italian)
• Ġwanni, Ġwann, Ġanni (Maltese)
• Jan (Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Slovak, German)
• Janez, diminutives: Jan, Jani, Janko (Slovenian)
• János (Hungarian); diminutive: Janci ('Zoltan --> Zoli' pattern)
• Johan (Dutch, Swedish, Danish. Norwegian)
• Joan (Catalan)
• Jean (French)
• João (Portuguese)
• Johannes (Germanic: German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch)
• Johan(n) (variation of Johannes)
• Jón (Icelandic)
• Jonas (Lithuanian)
• Jovan (Serbian)
• Juan (Spanish / Filipino)
• Juhani, Juha, Jukka (Finnish)
• Ansis (Latvian)
• Ian (Scottish derived from Gaelic Iain)
• Ion (Romanian)
• Ivan (Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian and other Slavic language nations)
• Sean (Irish Seán, after the French Jean)
• Shane (anglicized form of Seán)
• Shaun (anglicised form of Seán)
• Shawn (anglicised form of Seán)
• Shon (Israeli Hebrew) שון (from Shawn)
• Siôn (Welsh)
• Yohani (Kirundi)
• Yohanes (Eritrean)
• Giuàn (Western Lombard)

Feminine forms are:

• Hanne/Hanna(h)
• Ioana
• Jana
• Jane
• Joana (Portuguese and Catalan)
• Jeanne (French)
• Joanne
• Joan
• Johanna
• Johanne (Norwegian)
• Jean
• Janice, Janet, both shortened as "Jan"
• Non-English variants adopted as English names include Jeanette
• Seonaid, Sinead, Seonag