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Ries

Ries proper noun: a surname from German.

Proper noun

Ries (plural Rieses)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of Ries

pluralRieses

Origin of Ries

* As a south German and Jewish surname, from the noun Riese (“giant”). * Also as a German surname, from Middle Low German rīs (“brushwood, twig”), from Old Saxon hrīs. * Also as a German surname, variant of Reis, Riess. * As as Welsh surname, variant of Rice.

Questions about Ries

What does Ries mean?
Ries means a surname from German.
What part of speech is Ries?
Ries is a proper noun.

Words near Ries in the dictionary

  1. Riepl's law
  2. Riera
  3. Rieras
  4. Rierson
  5. Riersons
  6. Ries
  7. Riesbeck
  8. riesel iron
  9. riesel irons
  10. Riesen
  11. Riesenberg

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