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Giesen

Giesen proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Giesen (plural Giesens)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Giesen

pluralGiesens

Origin of Giesen

* Borrowed from German and Dutch Giesen, patronymic from Gies, Giese. * Also as a German surname, from the placename Giessen in Hesse, or other similar-sounding places, from a castle name Middle High German ze dën gieȥen (“on the streams”) (see modern gießen (“to pour”)).

Questions about Giesen

What does Giesen mean?
Giesen means a surname.
What part of speech is Giesen?
Giesen is a proper noun.

Words near Giesen in the dictionary

  1. Gieseke
  2. Giesekes
  3. Gieseking
  4. Giesel
  5. Giesels
  6. Giesen
  7. Giesens
  8. Gieser
  9. Giesers
  10. Gieses
  11. Giesler

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