Hannes.
a diminutive of the male given name Johannes, from German, equivalent to English John, historically also an older form of Hans
Meaning & usage
a diminutive of the male given name Johannes, from German, equivalent to English John, historically also an older form of Hans
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from German Hannes, a short form of Johannes (“John”), ultimately from Late Latin Iōhannēs, a variant of Latin Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, “Yahweh is gracious”). In Norwegian, Hannes has also historically been used as an older form of Hans. Doublet of Hans and Johannes. Compare Danish Hannes, Swedish Hannes, German Hannes, Finnish Hannes, Icelandic Hannes and Faroese Hannes (“male given name”).
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