Essen

E1S1S1E1N1
/ˈɛsən/

proper noun

A major industrial city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany.

OriginOld High German asc →
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Meanings

proper nounEssen (countable and uncountable, plural Essens)

plural Essens

  1. countableuncountableA major industrial city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany.
  2. countableuncountableA surname from German.

Origin

  1. Old High Germanasc“ash tree”
  2. EnglishEssen

From the German city and surname, often confused with essen (“eating”), but this is not related. The city's oldest name, Astnide, could be related to Old High German asc (“ash tree”). The surname is from the city.

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Translations

Arabic إِسِن
  • إِسِن (ʔesen)city
Bulgarian Е́сен
  • Е́сен (Ésen)city
Chinese Mandarin 埃森
  • 埃森 (Āisēn)city
Finnish Essen
  • Essencity
German Essen
  • Essencity
Hindi एसन
  • एसन (esan)city
Japanese エッセン
  • エッセン (Essen)city
Korean 에센
  • 에센 (esen)city
Latin Assindia
  • Assindiacity
Latvian Esene
  • Esenecity
Lithuanian Esenas
  • Esenascity
Russian Э́ссен
  • Э́ссен (Éssɛn)city
Ukrainian Е́ссен
  • Е́ссен (Éssen)city
Vietnamese Ét-xen
  • Ét-xencity

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Essen

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Essen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Essen

MLA

“Essen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Essen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Essen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Essen.

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