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Gien

Gien proper noun: a commune of Loiret department, in north-central France.

Proper noun

Gien (plural Giens)

  1. A commune of Loiret department, in north-central France.
  2. A surname.

Forms of Gien

pluralGiens

Origin of Gien

From French, from Late Latin Giomum, probably of Celtic/Gaulish origin, from Proto-Celtic *gyemos *magos (“winter market”).

Questions about Gien

What does Gien mean?
Gien means a commune of Loiret department, in north-central France.
What part of speech is Gien?
Gien is a proper noun.

Words near Gien in the dictionary

  1. Gielgud
  2. Gielguds
  3. Gielow
  4. Gielows
  5. Giemsa
  6. Gien
  7. Gienah
  8. Giens
  9. gier eagle
  10. gier eagles
  11. gier-eagles

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