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Where does “Hansen” come from?

Hansen (Norwegian) comes from Norwegian Hans, from German Hans, from German Johannes, from Latin Johannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة.

Ancestry of “Hansen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NorwegianHans—
2GermanHans—
3GermanJohannespenis; cock
4LatinJohannesJohn
5Ancient GreekἸωάννης—
6HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
7Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
8Moroccan Arabicخنونة—
9Arabicخُنَّة—
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