Meanings
proper noun
- A small island in the Nares Strait between Greenland and Canada, split between Canada and Denmark.
Origin
Named after Hans Hendrik (1832–1889), a Kalaaleq interpreter and Artic explorer.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic جزيرة هانز
- جزيرة هانزisland
Basque Hans uhartea
- Hans uharteaisland
Catalan Illa de Hans
- Illa de Hansisland
Chinese Cantonese 漢斯島 /汉斯岛
- 漢斯島 /汉斯岛island
Chinese Mandarin 漢斯島 /汉斯岛
- 漢斯島 /汉斯岛island
Czech Hansův ostrov
- Hansův ostrovisland
Danish Hans Ø
- Hans Øisland
Dutch Hanseiland
- Hanseilandisland
Esperanto Insulo Hans
- Insulo Hansisland
Estonian Hansu saar
- Hansu saarisland
Finnish Hansinsaari
- Hansinsaariisland
French île Hans
- île Hansisland
German Hans-Insel
- Hans-Inselisland
Greek Νήσος Χανς
- Νήσος Χανς (Nísos Chans)island
Hebrew האי הנס
- האי הנסisland
Indonesian Pulau Hans
- Pulau Hansisland
Italian Isola Hans
- Isola Hansisland
Japanese ハンス島
- ハンス島island
Korean 한스섬
- 한스섬 (hanseuseom)island
Latvian Hansa sala
- Hansa salaisland
Lithuanian Hanso sala
- Hanso salaisland
Norwegian Bokmål Hans Ø
- Hans Øisland
Persian جزیره هانس
- جزیره هانسisland
Polish Hans wyspa
- Hans wyspaisland
Portuguese Ilha Hans
- Ilha Hansisland
Punjabi ਹਾਂਸ ਟਾਪੂ
- ਹਾਂਸ ਟਾਪੂ (hāns ṭāpū)island
Russian О́стров Га́нса
- О́стров Га́нса (Óstrov Gánsa)island
Spanish Isla Hans
- Isla Hansisland
Swedish Hans ö
- Hans öisland
Turkish Hans Adası
- Hans Adasıisland
Ukrainian Острів Ганса
- Острів Гансаisland
Vietnamese Đảo Hans
- Đảo Hansisland
Cite this entry
APA
Hans Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hans%20Island
MLA
“Hans Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hans%20Island. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hans Island,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hans%20Island.
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