Mees
English edit
Proper noun edit
Mees
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
As a surname it is a shortening of Bartholomew, and as a male given name it is said to be a clipping from son of Tolmai (Hebrew תלמי), itself related to Bartholomew.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Mees m
- a male given name
References edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mees”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 565.
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German meise, from Old High German meisa, from Proto-West Germanic *maisā. Cognate with German Meise, Dutch mees, Old English māse.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Mees f (plural Meesen)