Meanings
gines1
- pluralplural of gine
Gines2
- A municipality of Seville, Andalusia, Spain.
- A surname.
Origin
* As a Catalan surname, from the saints' name Ginés. Compare Jines. * The city in Spain is of unclear origin, but could possibly be a corruption of the source of the saints' name above with an Arabic influence, namely جنة (“garden, paradise”), referring to the Garden of Eden.
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gines. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gines
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