hansel

H4A1N1S1E1L1

proper noun

An Anglicised spelling of the German given name Hänsel. English equivalent: Johnny.

Less commonScrabble 9
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

hansel1

nounhansel (plural hansels)

plural hansels

  1. alternativeAlternative form of handsel.
verbhansel (third-person singular simple present hansels, present participle (US) hanseling or (UK) hanselling, simple past and past participle (US) hanseled or (UK) hanselled)

present singular third person hansels · US participle present hanseling · UK participle present hanselling · US participle past hanseled · US past hanseled · UK participle past hanselled · UK past hanselled

  1. alternativeAlternative form of handsel.

Hansel2

proper noun
  1. An Anglicised spelling of the German given name Hänsel. English equivalent: Johnny.
  2. A fictional character in the German fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.

Translations

Bulgarian Хензел
  • Хензел (Henzel)fictional character in Hansel and Gretel
Chinese Cantonese 漢舍爾 /汉舍尔
  • 漢舍爾 /汉舍尔given name
Finnish Hannu
  • Hannufictional character in Hansel and Gretel
French Jeannot
  • Jeannotfictional character in Hansel and Gretel
German Hänsel, Hänsel
  • Hänselgiven name
  • Hänselfictional character in Hansel and Gretel
Greek Χάνσελ
  • Χάνσελ (Chánsel)fictional character in Hansel and Gretel
Hungarian Jancsi
  • Jancsifictional character in Hansel and Gretel
Italian Gianni, Hansel
  • Giannigiven name
  • Hanselfictional character in Hansel and Gretel
Japanese ヘンゼル
  • ヘンゼル (Henzeru)fictional character in Hansel and Gretel
Korean 헨젤
  • 헨젤 (Henjel)fictional character in Hansel and Gretel
Polish Jaś
  • Jaśfictional character in Hansel and Gretel
Portuguese João
  • Joãofictional character in Hansel and Gretel
Russian Ге́нзель, Ге́нзель
  • Ге́нзель (Génzelʹ)given name
  • Ге́нзель (Génzelʹ)fictional character in Hansel and Gretel
Swedish Hans
  • Hansfictional character in Hansel and Gretel
Turkish Hansel
  • Hanselfictional character in Hansel and Gretel

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Leshanhalsen
Cite this entry
APA

hansel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hansel

MLA

“hansel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hansel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hansel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hansel.

Source: hansel on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.