Hana'

[Martin Votruba]

> Would the name Hanus have any meaning connected with Hana?

Let's keep the important diacritic, the quoted post mentioned _Hana'_ 
(not _Hana_; mixing up the two wouldn't be far from mixing up _calm_ 
and _come_). --

Quite unlikely, although names are notoriously difficult to figure 
out.  This one (also Hanus~ -- and Hanusch in the German spelling) 
and the related Hanes, Hanos were among the old variations of the 
given names Johannes and Han.  Such variations are reflected in the 
modern Polish Janusz - "Johnnie," and the Hungarian Ja'nos - "John."

It's fairly common as a last name in Central Europe now, especially 
in Germany (Hanusch).

The above does not preclude other, perhaps more recent uses, e.g., 
_Hanus~_ as a variation on the female given name _Hana_ (not the 
region of _Hana'_ in Moravia), which could also have been turned into 
a family name.


Martin

votruba "at" pitt "dot" edu

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