Hampus

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Hampus is a male given name , which is mainly given in Sweden .

meaning

There are various theories about the meaning of the first name Hampus . On the one hand, it is assumed that it is a diminutive of " Hans "; this in turn comes from the ancient Hebrew " John " with the meaning "God ( YHWH ) is gracious". On the other hand, Hampus is also understood as a Latinized form of “Hampo” or “Hampe”, two Swedish given names that can be traced back to the Old High German “Haganbert” for “shiny, enlightened home”.

Name bearer

Individual evidence

  1. Hampus on behindthename.com (accessed on May 18, 2014)
  2. Hampus and Haganbert on nordicnames.de (English, accessed on May 18, 2014)