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The baby name Ans is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ɑns/ (Dutch), pronounced 'ahns'.

Ans is Dutch in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Dutch
Pronunciation: /ɑns/ (Dutch), pronounced 'ahns'

What is the meaning of the name Ans ?

The baby name Ans is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ɑns/ (Dutch), pronounced 'ahns'.

Ans is Dutch in Origin.

Ans is a Dutch and Flemish feminine given name, a clipped pet form of Anna and Johanna. Through Anna it traces to Hebrew Channah, "grace, favor," and via Johanna to Hebrew Yochanan, "Yahweh is gracious." In contemporary Dutch it reads warm and down-to-earth and often stands as an independent name.

Usage peaked in the Netherlands around the mid-20th century, making it common among women born in the 1930s-1960s; modern use is rarer but fits the current taste for vintage, compact names. Related Dutch variants include An, Anne, Anja, Anke, Annie, and the diminutive Ansje; internationally it aligns with Ann, Anne, Anna, Ana, and Hannah. Rarely, Ans also abbreviates Germanic Ansel- names (e.g., Anselm), though this is secondary to the Anna/Johanna line.

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Ans – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
NL Girls 0 #61 5,266 5,933
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
SD 0 #100 3 2,130
QA 0 #104 3 7,011
BN Girls 0 #112 3 5,459
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
IQ 0 #132 2 3,533
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
BN Boys 0 #137 3 6,332
JO 0 #139 2 2,158
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
NL 0 #201 215 2,481
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
NA Girls 0 #236 2 7,146
EG Boys 0 #241 1,685 15,035
LY 0 #246 361 12,703
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
IL 0 #279 4 6,291
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
KZ Boys 0 #288 9 6,578
TW Girls 0 #288 2 8,139
HR Girls 0 #292 3 3,687
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
AL Boys 0 #302 2 5,122
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
SA 0 #307 6 10,560
JO Boys 0 #314 64 7,057
YE 0 #314 68 8,639
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
JO Girls 0 #335 5 7,570
GT 0 #336 3 5,948
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
QA Girls 0 #342 2 15,378
MU Boys 0 #345 13 8,477
SD Boys 0 #346 100 10,523
MY 0 #348 7 12,352
MU Girls 0 #355 8 8,539
SD Girls 0 #357 2 7,678
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
GH Boys 0 #360 2 8,138
EG 0 #368 33 6,387
BO 0 #407 2 6,868
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
PS Boys 0 #413 136 10,655
OM Girls 0 #422 3 15,987
PH Girls 0 #429 1 13,098
SY 0 #437 332 11,684
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
IL Boys 0 #460 150 10,983
PT Girls 0 #466 6 7,952
IQ Girls 0 #473 32 11,303
IQ Boys 0 #474 198 13,071
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
AR Boys 0 #482 2 7,628
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
PS Girls 0 #514 10 10,981
PA Girls 0 #516 3 9,861
RU Girls 0 #518 6 11,913
RU Boys 0 #524 3 12,621
UY Girls 0 #531 6 6,731
EG Girls 0 #535 503 14,742
GT Girls 0 #540 2 7,500
BH 0 #544 10 17,937
HK Boys 0 #553 5 12,905
KW Girls 0 #555 7 19,177
CM Girls 0 #559 2 11,671
IR Boys 0 #564 2 10,162
CR Girls 0 #568 6 11,342
CM Boys 0 #571 5 12,054
MA 0 #594 697 20,986
AE Girls 0 #595 3 20,968
BD Boys 0 #600 6 10,045
IL Girls 0 #608 10 11,648
BO Boys 0 #621 2 9,244
AR Girls 0 #628 3 8,289
LB 0 #628 31 13,263
SG Girls 0 #631 2 18,916
HK Girls 0 #646 5 16,104
IN Girls 0 #651 4 13,121
QA Boys 0 #679 29 18,093
SG Boys 0 #685 13 17,960
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
KW Boys 0 #715 55 18,755
BR Boys 0 #783 3 12,213
TN 0 #786 44 13,765
OM Boys 0 #810 72 17,948
NG Girls 0 #826 1 15,093
SA Girls 0 #873 63 25,931
CL Girls 0 #908 8 14,098
NL Boys 0 #912 40 5,873
Spain Boys 0 #917 14 5,610
PE Boys 0 #920 7 14,506
Spain Girls 0 #924 60 5,561
MY Girls 0 #938 57 24,821
Germany Boys 0 #942 11 5,697
MX Boys 0 #964 19 16,355
IN Boys 0 #970 32 16,750
CO Boys 0 #977 5 15,656
BR Girls 0 #986 7 12,708
NG Boys 0 #994 8 16,906
ZA Girls 0 #1,003 139 25,928
PE Girls 0 #1,004 7 14,861
AE Boys 0 #1,015 78 22,615
DZ 0 #1,018 159 20,130
MY Boys 0 #1,055 57 25,439
CO Girls 0 #1,058 21 16,140
SA Boys 0 #1,108 554 28,008
TR 0 #1,117 95 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,156 28 17,781
ZA Boys 0 #1,267 6 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,423 49 10,046
IT Girls 0 #1,431 16 9,415

Ans is popular in 66 countries — most recent births per country:

Flanders, Belgium
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AF
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AR

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People also ask about Ans

Ans is predominantly a girl's name.
Ans is a one syllable name, pronounced /ɑns/ (Dutch), pronounced 'ahns'.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Ansje, Anne, Anna and Annie.
Ans is a name of Dutch origin, traditionally used in the Netherlands. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within the Netherlands and its diaspora communities.