Giesen

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginDutch Giesen ← Middle High German ze →
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Meanings

proper nounGiesen (plural Giesens)

plural Giesens

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Middle High Germanze
  2. DutchGiesen
  3. EnglishGiesen

* 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”)).

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Anagrams

seeingSiegensigneeGeisen
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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