Hansel

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12/7/2022, 9:35 PM Mike C hansel added (from user-submitted name 9755)
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6/16/2007, 6:58 PM bellaumbrella

Gender Masculine
Usage Literature
Pronounced Pron. /ˈhæn.səl/(English)

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.