Hees
English
Etymology 1
Hee + -s
Proper noun
Hees
- plural of Hee
Etymology 2
Dutch Hees
Alternative forms
- Hies, Heis, Hes, His, Hee
Proper noun
Hees (countable and uncountable, plural Heeses or Hees)
- A surname from Dutch
- A number of places in the Netherlands
Related terms
- Voorhee
- Voorhees
- Voorheis
- Voorhes
- Voorhies
- Voorhis
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
- IPA(key): /ɦeːs/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Hees
- Rhymes: -eːs
- Homophones: hees, Heesch
Proper noun
Hees n
- A hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- A neighborhood of Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Heseveld
- Overhees
- van Hees
- van voor Hees
- voor Hees
Descendants
- English: Hees, His, Hes, Hies, Heis
- English: Voorhees, Voorhis, Voorhes, Voorhies, Voorheis
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “hees”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN