I was thinking of this name today.
What do you think? Which vibes it give you in terms of sounds, aesthetics, imageries, time eras, associations etc?
Do you prefer Hans or Johan as a full name?
Bonus: Can you make me some two middles combos ?
Thank you!
I like [name_m]Hans[/name_m]! It feels very [name_m]German[/name_m] to me, though I know its used in other languages as well. It reminds me of snow, ice skating on frozen lakes, and [name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_u]Christian[/name_u] [name_u]Andersen[/name_u]. I don’t associate it strongly with any one time era, since I feel like it has such a long history.
As a full name I think I prefer [name_m]Hans[/name_m], but [name_m]Johan[/name_m] is great as well!
Combo ideas…
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_u]Dorian[/name_u] [name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] [name_u]Rudy[/name_u]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_m]Valerian[/name_m] [name_m]Josef[/name_m]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_u]Gideon[/name_u] [name_m]Bálint[/name_m]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_m]Emmanuel[/name_m] [name_m]Miro[/name_m]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_u]Leander[/name_u] [name_u]Everest[/name_u]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_u]Timothy[/name_u] [name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_m]Isadore[/name_m] [name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] Lohengrin [name_m]Maso[/name_m]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_u]Vivian[/name_u] [name_u]Lionel[/name_u]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_m]Aurelian[/name_m] [name_u]Blaise[/name_u]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_f]Corisande[/name_f] [name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] is a lovely name! It’s striking—short and sweet and sturdy. I think it’d really only work in a German-speaking or German-familiar (?) area, where the first associate for children wouldn’t be “the evil guy from Frozen.”
If I had a [name_m]Hans[/name_m] (I prefer this as the full name to any longer version), I’d choose [name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_m]Friedrich[/name_m] [name_u]René[/name_u] as his full name.
Hehe, that was going to be my response. [name_f]My[/name_f] daughter DOES NOT like [name_m]Hans[/name_m] from Frozen and at this stage of life that’s the only association I have with the name!
I think its a cute name, but I do know a young man named [name_m]Hans[/name_m] whose about 11 now and thanks to frozen he’s had a rough time with his name. It kinda sucks when your little crush’s only association with your name is currently one of the most hated disney villains… and usually Id say its a movie and the reference will pass. But its been what? 10+ years now, and they’re releasing a frozen 3 here soon. So its staying power might last for another decade
Doesnt mean its unusable, its just something to take into consideration.
I like it. It gives me strong 19th century and classical music composer imagery. It also feels a bit magical because of [name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_u]Christian[/name_u] [name_u]Andersen[/name_u] and fairytales. It’s a very wintry name to me.
I think I prefer [name_m]Johan[/name_m], but both are great names.
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] is pretty cool - solid and handsome but not rough!
It feels very [name_m]German[/name_m] (or European in general), gives me imagery of snow, christmas markets, cosy knitted jumpers, long hikes/treks, a little bit storybook in feel?
I prefer just [name_m]Hans[/name_m] to [name_m]Johan[/name_m]!
Combos:
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_u]Rudy[/name_u] [name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] [name_m]Kasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] [name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] [name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_u]Oleander[/name_u] [name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_m]Leonard[/name_m] [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_m]Lucien[/name_m] [name_u]Miles[/name_u]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_m]Balthasar[/name_m] [name_m]Felix[/name_m]
I prefer [name_m]Hans[/name_m], and if I had to choose a full name I would go with [name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_u]Christian[/name_u] [name_m]Peder[/name_m] OR [name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_u]Christian[/name_u] [name_m]Andrew[/name_m] OR [name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] [name_u]Christian[/name_u] OR [name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_u]Christian[/name_u] [name_m]Jacob[/name_m].
All in my list, thank you for the idea. I will put it in my UC or my lists if it is fine for you. This combo feels so me!
Same vibe for me. Feels very wintery.
I agree.
The first thing I think about is… nothing? It feels a very regular name, maybe because I met two or three [name_m]Hans[/name_m] (Hungarian, Mexican, Singaporian) and definitely not Frozen. I have seen both Frozen films but I have not thought of that at all and even after you people told me I did not think of it as a problem, because it is not such a strong and immediate association. If I think about it carefully [name_u]Andersen[/name_u] comes to mind. I think that [name_m]Hans[/name_m] would just feel a generic more [name_m]German[/name_m] sounding name here, but not so weird even.
I plan to move in a [name_m]German[/name_m] speaking area (Vienna, to be exact) in future if possible. So I do not think of it as a great problem.
It’s very common around here, especially on men born in the (19)20s, 30s, 40s and 50s. So I think of people I know way before any fictional characters. If it wasn’t, I might be hesitant to use it. The main two men named [name_m]Hans[/name_m] I know have both been really passionate about their hobbies, and continues to engage with them into old age. It’s cute, honestly, so I like the name by association.
[name_m]Johan[/name_m] and [name_m]Hans[/name_m] have the same usability in my opinion. I prefer the nickname Hasse over the full name [name_m]Hans[/name_m], but I like that [name_m]Hans[/name_m] does have an intuitive nickname. [name_m]Hans[/name_m] is also really good to use in hyphenated names and works with a number of names, especially those that have two syllables. I like Hans-Emil, Hans-Peter, Hans-Ludvig and such.
Naturally the other halves of the hyphenated names would be good as middles too.
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_m]Emil[/name_m] [name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_m]Ludwig[/name_m] [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_m]Victor[/name_m] [name_m]Nikolai[/name_m]
Also, seconding [name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_m]Friedrich[/name_m] [name_u]René[/name_u].
I actually like [name_m]Hans[/name_m], although I won’t use it myself.
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] seems a bit dated to me. Most people named [name_m]Hans[/name_m] that I know are older but I also know a teenaged [name_m]Hans[/name_m]. I think [name_m]Hans[/name_m] is the kind of name that’s fitting for any age.
It reminds me of [name_m]Hansel[/name_m] and [name_f]Gretel[/name_f] as they are called [name_m]Hans[/name_m] and [name_f]Grietje[/name_f] in [name_m]Dutch[/name_m]. [name_m]Hans[/name_m] sounds [name_m]German[/name_m] to me and has a no nonsense vibe.
I prefer [name_m]Hans[/name_m] over [name_m]Johan[/name_m]. I also like [name_m]Johannes[/name_m] and [name_m]Hannes[/name_m].
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_m]Friedrich[/name_m] [name_u]René[/name_u] is great!
Some other combos:
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_m]Nikodem[/name_m] [name_m]Kristoffer[/name_m]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_m]Matthias[/name_m] [name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_m]Reinald[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] Aspren [name_m]Leopold[/name_m]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_m]Artemiy[/name_m] [name_m]Maxim[/name_m]
I like all the wonderful suggestions of
[name_f]My[/name_f] favourite is @snowmaiden 's [name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_m]Friedrich[/name_m] [name_u]René[/name_u]
In my culture it’s viewed as a typical (verging on stereotypical) [name_m]German[/name_m] name. It gives me the image of an older gentleman from [name_u]Germany[/name_u] or a neighbouring country. But, trying to look past that, I appreciate the associations with [name_m]Hans[/name_m] Zimmer and [name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_u]Christian[/name_u] [name_u]Andersen[/name_u].
I do prefer [name_m]Johan[/name_m] myself.
I went to highschool with a [name_m]Hans[/name_m], and elementary school with a [name_m]Johannes[/name_m], which has similar vibes and nickname potential.
No one acted like [name_m]Hans[/name_m] had an out of place name, I recall him being well liked and VERY handsome. He’d have been about 35 now if he hadn’t passed in a tragic accident in his early 20s.