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English
Etymology 1
From Hee + -s.
Proper noun
Hees
- plural of Hee
Etymology 2
From Dutch Hees.
Proper noun
Hees (countable and uncountable, plural Heeses or Hees)
- A surname from Dutch
- A number of places in the Netherlands
Dutch
Etymology
- (Drenthe) First attested as hes in 1181. Derived from Old Dutch hes (“undergrowth, brushwood”).
- (Utrecht) First attested as hesi in 838. Derived from Old Dutch hese (“undergrowth, brushwood”).
- (Gelderland) First attested as heisc in 1257. Derived from Middle Dutch hese (“undergrowth, brushwood”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hees n
- A hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- A neighborhood of Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands.
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References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hees”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN