Hees

English

Etymology 1

From Hee +‎ -s.

Proper noun

Hees

1. plural of Hee

Etymology 2

From Dutch Hees.

Alternative forms

• Hies, Heis, Hes, His, Hee

Proper noun

Hees (countable and uncountable, plural Heeses or Hees)

1. A surname from Dutch
2. 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/

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• 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

• 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^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN