The most direct answer is this: He is the fifth Hans Martin Smith in a row. His dad is the fourth (IV), and was the first HMS to actually go by the name Hans. All others used nicknames in common life.
Our reasoning for the name is this: the last thing we want is the confusion of 2 trouble-makers with the same name running around in the same house. When we decided to name the new-one Hans the V, we knew he needed a quality nickname to distinguish him from the other 4 Hanses. Since being #5 is pretty unique, we thought a play on words would be fitting.
According to Wikepedia - "Common nicknames for a junior or II include "Chip" (as in "chip off the old block") and "Bud" (predominantly in the American South). Likewise, a common nickname for a III is "Trey" which denotes that the nameholder is the third in a line."
Unfortunately, Wikepedia doesn't provide the nickname for a V - so we went with "Quin" because that is a latin root for 5 (Quinque). Y'all have heard of a quintuplet or a quintet... You get the point.
So feel free to call this little one Quin or Hans. Either one is correct. Just don't call him "Quinn" - because that is some Irish or Scottish dude named as a "Descendent of Con" (although it also infers wisdom - so Quinn is not all that bad. But it is not really correct...).
For those that know - You ain't seen nothin' like the Mighty Quin(n)!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinn_the_Eskimo_(The_Mighty_Quinn)
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