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Hans Beckert, a fictional serial killer in the movie 'M' (1931) who targets children.
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Hans Scholl, he and his sister were killed for opposing the nazi-regime.
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HANS GET THE FLAMENWERFER
I spelt it wrong huh ;-;
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I spelt it wrong huh ;-;
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When I was a Polish child back in the 1970's, Poland had those very nice booklets teaching kids the basics of the German language, and the presenters were "Hans und Lotta" :)
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Also Flemish: http://www.names.be/jongensnamen.html?met=Hans&sort=beldesc
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Dated, but simple to pronounce. It's a fine name in my opinion.
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With 873 148 bearers, Hans is the 10th most common masculine given name in Germany (2014 Data). With 161 386 bearers, Hans is the 3rd most common masculine given name in the Netherlands (2014 Data). With 115 487 bearers, Hans is the 8th most common masculine given name in Sweden (2014 Data). With 95 717 bearers, Hans is the 2nd most common masculine given name in Switzerland (2014 Data). With 1 125 bearers, Hans is the 1st most common masculine given name in Greenland (2014 Data). With 742 bearers, Hans is the 2nd most common masculine given name in the Faroe Islands (2014 Data).
Source: https://forebears.io/forenames/hans
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Source: https://forebears.io/forenames/hans
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Also Romansh.
Source: "Vornamen in der Schweiz. Prénoms en Suisse. I nomi in Svizzera. Prenoms in Svizra" (1993) published by the Association of Swiss registrars
https://rm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Candrian
https://www.portraitarchiv.ch/portrait?page=70
http://www.annalas.ch/persunas/display/q:Hans
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Source: "Vornamen in der Schweiz. Prénoms en Suisse. I nomi in Svizzera. Prenoms in Svizra" (1993) published by the Association of Swiss registrars
https://rm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Candrian
https://www.portraitarchiv.ch/portrait?page=70
http://www.annalas.ch/persunas/display/q:Hans
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Hans Hermann von Katte was a Lieutenant in the Prussian army, and a friend and likely lover of the young Frederick the Great. He was executed, as Frederick watched, by order of Frederick’s father, at that time the king, for his role in Frederick’s attempted escape to England.
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Masculine and great.
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I think this is a good solid name! I like it!
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Hans is a very rare name nowadays, even in northern Europe where it was born. For me it's a good and strong name. It's one of the most classic variations for John.
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The name Hans was given to 121 boys born in the US in 2015.
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I would never name my child Hans. It's too much of an old man's name.
Sorry to those whose name is Hans...
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Sorry to those whose name is Hans...
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The name is also rather common in Iceland.
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The name Hans was given to 98 baby boys in the U.S. in 2013.
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Hans was the most common name in Germany between the middle ages and the mid 1900s. There were millions of people with this name (same like John in English speaking countries). Today it's hardly used in Germany as it sounds very old fashioned and quite often there are old farmers connected to it.
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Hans Westergaard, Prince of the Southern Isles, a fictional character from Walt Disney Animation Studios' 53rd animated film, Frozen.
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Simple and easy to pronounce- I think it's a great name!
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Hans Massaquoi was a journalist who wrote a memoir on his experience growing up as a black person in Nazi Germany.
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The name Hans was given to 91 baby boys born in the US in 2012.
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Super Hans is a character on the British sitcom "Peep Show". He is always referred to with "Super" in front of his name.
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Hans was the oldest son of King Frederik I of Denmark and his wife Sophie.
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Hans (1518-1532) was the oldest son of King Christian II of Denmark and his wife Isabella of Austria.
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Hans (1479-1480) was the oldest son of King Hand of Denmark and his wife Christina.
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Hans was the third son of King Christian III of Denmark and his wife Dorothea.
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Hans was the third son of King Christian I of Denmark and his wife Dorothea. He later became King himself.
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Hans Brüggemann (1480s-1523) was a German Gothic sculptor.
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Hans Burgkmair the elder (1473–1531) was a German painter and printmaker in woodcut.
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Hans Bellmer (1902-1975) was a Polish-French graphic artist, painter, sculptor, and writer, all of whose work is explicitly erotic.
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Hans Sebald Beham (1500–1550) was a German printmaker who did his best work as an engraver, and was also a designer of woodcuts and a painter.
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Hans Baldung aka Grieg (1484-1545) was a German painter, printmaker, and designer.
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Hans Georg Asam (1649-1711) was a German painter. He had two architect sons, Cosmas Damian and Egid Quirin.
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Hans von Aachen (1552-1615) was a German painter.
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This is the first name of Hans Landa, the main villain and SS official in the movie Inglorious Basterds.
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Hans: that awkward guy with good intentions who just ends up making everything 1000 times worse. I like the sound of it, but I have awful associations and can't get that image out of my mind.
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Hans Bollandsås was the winner of the Norwegian X-Factor 2010.
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Hans Christian Emmerich is the birth name of Blixa Bargeld, the German composer, author, actor, singer, musician, performer, lecturer and frontman of Einstürzende Neubauten.
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Hans Matheson is a handsome Scottish-British actor that has been in movies such as Clash of the Titans, Sherlock Holmes and I am Dina.
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Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author and poet known for his fairytales, which included The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, and The Ugly Duckling.
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Hans Moleman is the name of the short, wrinkly, glasses-wearing character of the Simpsons!
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Wessel Johannes Cronje (1969-2002), always known as Hansie, was the South African cricket captain until his admission that he had taken bribes to throw matches.
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A famous bearer is Hans Scholl, sister of Sophie Scholl and a member of the White Rose, an organisation of students based at the University of Munich opposed to Hitler's regime. Its six core members were beheadded for crimes against the Third Reich, and it was to have been their ideas that were dropped over Germany in WWII in the form of US propaganda.
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The singer for Blind Guardian is named Hansi Kursch. Only person I've ever heard of named Hansi.
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Very common German name, though it is rarely used on babies today.
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Drop the *s* and you have Han, the first name of pilot Han Solo from Star Wars.
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One famous bearer is Hans Zimmer, who was involved in the soundtracks of movies such as Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron and Pirates of the Caribbean.
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Hansel and Gretel are Hans and Greta in Swedish.
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Common pet name in Sweden is Hasse. Hans/Hasse Alfredson is a much loved actor/comedian/writer.
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