Hampus

Hampus is a Swedish given name that developed as a vernacular pet form of Hans, itself a contracted form of Johannes, the Latin rendering of the Greek Ioannes, ultimately from the Hebrew Yohanan meaning God is gracious. The name has been in steady use in Scandinavia and is particularly popular in Sweden, where informal diminutive forms of common names took on independent status over centuries. Related forms include Hans, Hannes, and Johannes.