"Beese" meaning in English

See Beese in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Beeses [plural]
Etymology: Two main origins: * An English or Welsh surname, perhaps a variant of Biss. * Borrowed from German Beese, from Middle Low German bēse (“reed, bulrush”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Beese}} German Beese, {{der|en|gml|bēse||reed, bulrush}} Middle Low German bēse (“reed, bulrush”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Beese (plural Beeses)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Beese-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "3": "bēse",
        "4": "",
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      },
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  "pos": "name",
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    }
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gml",
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        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Two main origins:\n* An English or Welsh surname, perhaps a variant of Biss.\n* Borrowed from German Beese, from Middle Low German bēse (“reed, bulrush”).",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "Beese (plural Beeses)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
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        "English proper nouns",
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        "Pages with entries"
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        "A surname."
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