Ries

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proper noun

A surname from German.

OriginMiddle Low German rīs ← Old Saxon hrīs →
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Meanings

proper nounRies (plural Rieses)

plural Rieses

  1. A surname from German.

Origin

  1. Old Saxonhrīs
  2. Middle Low Germanrīs“brushwood, twig”
  3. EnglishRies

* As a south German and Jewish surname, from the noun Riese (“giant”). * Also as a German surname, from Middle Low German rīs (“brushwood, twig”), from Old Saxon hrīs. * Also as a German surname, variant of Reis, Riess. * As as Welsh surname, variant of Rice.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

risesirereisSeriErisIserSIereirs
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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