Hees
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Proper noun edit
Hees
Etymology 2 edit
Alternative forms edit
Proper noun edit
Hees (countable and uncountable, plural Heeses or Hees)
- A surname from Dutch
- A number of places in the Netherlands
Related terms edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
- (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 edit
Proper noun edit
Hees n
- A hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- A neighborhood of Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands.