Meaning, origin and history of the name Hansel

Gender Masculine

Pronounced Pron. /ˈhæn.səl/ (English) [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

Anglicized form of Hänsel. This is the name of a boy in a German fairy tale, recorded in 1812 by the Brothers Grimm with the title Hänsel und Gretel. In the tale Hansel and his sister Gretel are abandoned in the woods by their parents, then taken captive by a witch.

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Other Languages & CulturesGjon (Albanian) Yohannes (Amharic) Yahia, Yahya, Yuhanna (Arabic) Hovhannes (Armenian) Xuan (Asturian) Ion, Jon, Ganix, Iban (Basque) Ivan (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) Joan, Jan (Catalan) Jowan (Cornish) Ghjuvan, Ghjuvanni (Corsican) Ivan (Croatian) Honza, Ivan, Jan, Hanuš, Janek (Czech) Hans, Ivan, Jan, Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon, Jannick, Jannik, John (Danish) Hans, Jan, Johan, Johannes, Han, Hanne, Hannes, Jantje, Jo, Joes, John, Joop (Dutch) Evan, Ian, Ivan, John, Sean, Shane, Shaun, Shawn, Shon, Johnie, Johnnie, Johnny, Jon (English) Johano, Joĉjo (Esperanto) Ants, Ivan, Jaan, Johannes, Juhan, Hannes, Jaanus, Janek (Estonian) Jóannes, Jógvan, Jóhannes, Jón (Faroese) Jone (Fijian) Jani, Johannes, Joni, Jouni, Juhana, Juhani, Hannes, Hannu, Juha, Juho, Jukka, Jussi (Finnish) Jean, Yann, Yoan, Yoann, Yohan, Yohann, Yvan (French) Xan, Xoán (Galician) Ivane, Joni, Ioane (Georgian) Hans, Hänsel, Jan, Jens, Johann, Johannes, Hannes, Jo (German) Giannis, Ioannis, Yannis, Yiannis, Gianis, Jannis, Yanis (Greek) Yahaya (Hausa) Keoni (Hawaiian) Yochanan (Hebrew) Iván, János, Jancsi, Jani (Hungarian) Jens, Jóhann, Jóhannes, Jón, Hannes (Icelandic) Yahya, Yohanes (Indonesian) Eoin, Seán, Sean, Shane (Irish) Giovanni, Ivan, Ivano, Gian, Gianni, Giò, Giovannino, Vanni (Italian) Yo-han (Korean) Johannes, Joannes (Late Roman) Ivans, Jānis, Žanis (Latvian) Sjang, Sjeng (Limburgish) Jonas (Lithuanian) Ivan, Jovan (Macedonian) Yahya (Malay) Ġwann (Maltese) Ean, Juan (Manx) Hann, Jan, Jon, Hankin (Medieval English) Jehan (Medieval French) Zuan (Medieval Italian) Hone (Māori) Hans, Ivan, Jan, Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon, Jo, John, Jone (Norwegian) Joan (Occitan) Yahya (Persian) Jin (Picard) Iwan, Jan, Janek, Janusz (Polish) Ivan, João, Joãozinho (Portuguese) Geovane, Ruan (Portuguese (Brazilian)) Yahya (Quranic) Ioan, Ion, Ivan (Romanian) Ioann, Ivan (Russian) Juhán (Sami) Sione (Samoan) Giuanne, Juanne (Sardinian) Ian (Scottish) Eòin, Iain (Scottish Gaelic) Ivan, Jovan (Serbian) Ivan, Ján, Janko (Slovak) Ivan, Jan, Janez, Žan, Anže, Anžej, Janko (Slovene) Jan (Sorbian) Iván, Juan, Ibán, Juancho, Juanito (Spanish) Jhon (Spanish (Latin American)) Yohana (Swahili) Hans, Ivan, Jan, Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon, Hampus, Hannes, Hasse, Janne, John, Jöns (Swedish) Sione (Tongan) Yahya (Turkish) Ivan (Ukrainian) Djan, Djhan, Djihan (Walloon) Evan, Ieuan, Ioan, Siôn, Iefan (Welsh)

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