Hees

See also: hees

English

Etymology 1

From Hee +‎ -s.

Proper noun

Hees

  1. plural of Hee

Etymology 2

From Dutch Hees.

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Hees (countable and uncountable, plural Heeses or Hees)

  1. A surname from Dutch
  2. A number of places in the Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

All derived from Old Dutch *hēsi, Middle Dutch hese (“undergrowth, brushwood”).

  • (Drenthe) First attested as hes in 1181.
  • (Utrecht) First attested as hesi in 838.
  • (Gelderland) First attested as heisc in 1257.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦeːs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Hees
  • Rhymes: -eːs
  • Homophones: hees, Heesch

Proper noun

Hees n

  1. a hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands
  3. a neighborhood of Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: Hees, His, Hes, Hies, Heis

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hees”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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