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Hans

American  
[hanz, hahns] / hænz, hɑns /

noun

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


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Hans Johnson, chair of the Los Angeles County Civilian Oversight Commission, called the ruling a “big win” for law enforcement transparency.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Hans Zimmer and Bleeding Fingers Music, the composer collective he founded, will compose a new score for the series.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Another flight attendant named Hans mixed a maple Old Fashioned at my seat for the theater of it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Hans Tino Hansen of the Risk Intelligence firm told AFP the number of warships in western navies equipped for a convoy mission had fallen by 75 percent since 1988.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Opa gives Helmuth and Gerhard and Hans money for the movies.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti