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gean

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Middle French guine

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gean · noun¹

Middle French · derived fromguine
English todaygean

From Middle French guine (modern French guigne).

Gean · proper noun²

* As an Irish surname, from Ó Géibhinn, related to Mac Géibheannaigh, from géibheannach (“fettered”), from géibheann (“fetter”). * As a German surname, Americanized from Gien, shortened from Heinrich.

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