Meaning & History
Originally a short form of Hankin, which was a medieval diminutive of John. Since the 17th century in the United States this name has also been used as a diminutive of Henry, probably under the influence of the Dutch diminutive Henk. A famous bearer is the American former baseball player Hank Aaron (1934-2021).
Related Names
VariantHarry
DiminutiveHal
Other Languages & CulturesJannie (Afrikaans) Gjon (Albanian) Yohannes (Amharic) Yahia, Yahya, Yuhanna (Arabic) Henrik, Hovhannes, Ohannes (Armenian) Xuan (Asturian) Endika, Ion, Jon, Ganix, Iban, Juantxo (Basque) Ivan, Yan (Belarusian) Jehohanan, Johanan, John (Biblical) Ioannes (Biblical Greek) Yehochanan, Yochanan (Biblical Hebrew) Iohannes (Biblical Latin) Yann, Yanick, Yannic, Yannick, Yannig (Breton) Ioan, Ivan, Yoan (Bulgarian) Enric, Joan, Jan (Catalan) Jowan (Cornish) Ghjuvan, Ghjuvanni (Corsican) Henrik, Ivan, Janko (Croatian) Ivan, Jan, Jindřich, Hanuš, Honza, Hynek, Janek, Jindra (Czech) Henrik, Ivan, Jan, Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon, Hans, Jannick, Jannik, John (Danish) Hendrick, Hendrik, Jan, Johan, Johannes, Han, Hanne, Hannes, Hans, Harry, Hein, Heintje, Hendricus, Hendrikus, Henk, Hennie, Henny, Henricus, Jantje, Jo, Joes, John, Joop, Rik (Dutch) Johano, Joĉjo (Esperanto) Harri, Heiki, Hendrik, Indrek, Ivan, Jaan, Johannes, Juhan, Ants, Enn, Hannes, Jaanus, Janek (Estonian) Jóannes, Jógvan, Jóhannes, Jón (Faroese) Jone (Fijian) Harri, Heikki, Henri, Henrikki, Jani, Johannes, Joni, Jouni, Juhana, Juhani, Hannes, Hannu, Janne, Juha, Juho, Jukka, Jussi (Finnish) Henri, Jean, Yann, Yoan, Yoann, Yohan, Yohann, Yvan, Aymeric, Jeannot, Yan, Yanick, Yanis, Yannick (French) Heiko (Frisian) Xan, Xoán (Galician) Anri, Ivane, Joni, Ioane, Vano (Georgian) Harry, Heinrich, Hendrik, Henrik, Jan, Jens, Johann, Johannes, Hannes, Hans, Hänsel, Heike, Heiko, Heiner, Heinz, Henning, Jannis, Jo (German) Heimirich, Heinrich, Henricus, Aimeric (Germanic) Giannis, Ioannis, Yannis, Yiannis, Gianis, Jannis, Yanis, Yanni, Yianni (Greek) Yahaya (Hausa) Keoni (Hawaiian) Yochanan (Hebrew) Henrik, Iván, János, Jancsi, Jani (Hungarian) Hinrik, Jens, Jóhann, Jóhannes, Jón, Hannes (Icelandic) Yahya, Yohanes (Indonesian) Anraí, Einrí, Eoin, Seán, Sean, Shane (Irish) Enrico, Giovanni, Ivan, Ivano, Arrigo, Enzo, Gian, Gianni, Giannino, Giò, Giovannino, Rico, Vanni (Italian) Yo-han (Korean) Johannes, Joannes (Late Roman) Harijs, Henrijs, Indriķis, Ints, Ivans, Jānis, Žanis (Latvian) Sjang, Sjeng (Limburgish) Henrikas, Jonas, Herkus (Lithuanian) Henrik, Hinnerk, Hinrich, Heike, Heiko (Low German) Ivan, Jovan (Macedonian) Yahya (Malay) Ġwann (Maltese) Ean, Juan (Manx) Hankin, Hann, Herry, Jan, Jon, Jankin (Medieval English) Jehan, Aimery, Aymeri (Medieval French) Zuan (Medieval Italian) Hēnare, Hone (Māori) Henrik, Ivan, Jan, Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon, Hans, Jo, John, Jone (Norwegian) Joan (Occitan) Haimarīks (Old Germanic) Yahya (Persian) Jin (Picard) Henryk, Iwan, Jan, Janek, Janusz (Polish) Henrique, Ivan, João, Joãozinho (Portuguese) Geovane, Ruan (Portuguese (Brazilian)) Yahya (Quranic) Ioan, Ion, Ivan (Romanian) Genrikh, Ioann, Ivan (Russian) Juhán (Sami) Sione (Samoan) Giuanne, Juanne (Sardinian) Hendry (Scots) Ian (Scottish) Eanraig, Eòin, Iain (Scottish Gaelic) Ivan, Jovan, Janko (Serbian) Henrich, Ivan, Ján, Janko (Slovak) Henrik, Ivan, Jan, Janez, Žan, Anže, Anžej, Janko (Slovene) Jan (Sorbian) Enrique, Iván, Juan, Ibán, Juancho, Juanito, Kike, Kiko, Quique (Spanish) Jhon, Jhonny (Spanish (Latin American)) Yohana (Swahili) Harry, Henrik, Ivan, Jan, Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon, Hannes, Hans, Janne, John, Jöns (Swedish) Sione (Tongan) Yahya (Turkish) Ivan (Ukrainian) Djan, Djhan, Djihan (Walloon) Evan, Harri, Ieuan, Ioan, Siôn, Iefan, Ifan, Iwan (Welsh)
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Entry updated April 5, 2022