"Giesen" meaning in All languages combined

See Giesen on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Giesens [plural]
Etymology: * 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”)). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|-}} German, {{bor|en|nl|Giesen}} Dutch Giesen, {{der|en|gmh|ze}} Middle High German ze Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Giesen (plural Giesens)
  1. A surname.

Inflected forms

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    [
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    ],
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    ],
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    ],
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      "Hesse",
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