What does Hs before a proper name stand for? [closed]
According to this source, it’s an abbreviation for the masculine given name Hans.
As shown in table at the end of the page at familysearch.org, it is an abbreviation for Hans used by the Swiss geneologist Julius Billeter in his research.
Hs Conr = Hans K(C)onrad.
Hs Jb = Hans Jacob.
Hs Rud. = Hans Rudolf.