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Boy · Hebrew, through German
Hannes
Say it: HAH-nes
Meaning
German and Scandinavian short form of Johannes, from Hebrew Yohanan 'Yahweh is gracious'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
An old short form that is now popular as an independent name in Germany and Austria.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 37 babies given this name since 2003
- At its height in 2011, about 1 in 271,100 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | John |
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Where this comes from
- Parish baptism registers
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.