Gien

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proper noun

A commune of Loiret department, in north-central France.

OriginLate Latin Giomum ← Proto-Celtic *gyemos →
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Meanings

proper nounGien (plural Giens)

plural Giens

  1. A commune of Loiret department, in north-central France.
  2. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*gyemos
  2. Late LatinGiomum
  3. EnglishGien

From French, from Late Latin Giomum, probably of Celtic/Gaulish origin, from Proto-Celtic *gyemos *magos (“winter market”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Gien. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gien

MLA

“Gien.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gien. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gien,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gien.

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