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  • plural of Han.

Hans

American  
[hanz, hahns] / hænz, hɑns /

noun

  1. a male given name, Germanic form of John.


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Krasner, born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to a Jewish family from Ukraine, had fairly traditional art training, but she also studied profitably with Hans Hofmann.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Brugge won a penalty that was scored by Hans Vanaken, with the Belgian side winning the match 1-0.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Hans Johnson, the commission’s chairman, heralded the court’s August ruling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Last month, the holding company’s CEO, Hans Dieter Pötsch, who also is chairman of Volkswagen’s supervisory board, expressed frustration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

And there in the center of the room was my bench, and next to mine Hans the apprentice’s, and against the wall old Christoffels’.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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