English: patronymic from the personal name Hann.English: plural form of Hand.Scottish: shortened form
of Machans, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Aonghuis, a
patronymic from the personal name Aonghus (see Angus).
Compare McInnes.French: derivative of German
Hans.Dutch: from an aphetic form of the personal
name Johannes (see John).
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