Hans-Günter

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Hans-Günter , or Hansgünter , Hans-Günther is a male German given name .

Origin and meaning

Association of names:

  • Hans : Short form for John , Hebrew Jochanan 'God is gracious / God has shown grace'
  • Günter : to Gunther , Germanic from gund 'Kampf' and heri 'Army'

The double names merged at the end of the 19th century, and the hyphenated names became popular in German in the 1930s-50s.
The name can be stressed on Hans or Günter .

variants

  • Hans-Günter / Hansgünter
  • Hans-Günther / Hansgünther
  • Hanns-Günter / Hannsgünter
  • Hanns-Günther / Hannsgünther (rare)

Less common education is Hans- Gunter .

Variants in other languages ​​are rare, as the name formation is typical for German. An analog formation can be found in the Nordic region as Hans-Gunnar, Hansgunnar, Hans-Gunner and similar.

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  • Hans-Günter Wallraff, better known as Günter Wallraff (* 1942), German investigative journalist and writer
  • Hans-Günther Wauer (1925–2016), German church musician
  • Hans-Günther Weber (1916–2003), administrative lawyer, Landrat Landkreis Wetzlar, Oberstadtdirektor Braunschweig

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Individual evidence

  1. for example with Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall