Gesina is a
Dutch feminine given name. Like the
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
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form
Gesine
Gesine is a German feminine given name and may refer to:
*Gesine Becker (1888–1968), left wing German activist and politician
*Gesine Bullock-Prado (born 1970), American pastry chef, TV personality, author, attorney, and former film executive
*G ...
it originated, perhaps via the
hypocorism "Ge" and diminutive "Gesie", from
Geertruida Geertruida is a Dutch feminine given name cognate to English Gertrude. It was a common name, but its use has declined steadily since about 1950. /
Gertrude.
Explanation of the name Gesina
at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands. People with the name include:
* Johanna Gesina Bonger (1862–1925), wife of Theo van Gogh, key player in the growth of Vincent van Gogh's fame
* Gesina ter Borch (1633–1690), Dutch watercolorist and draftswoman, sister of Gerard ter Borch
* Gesina Maria "Ina" van Faassen (1928–2011), Dutch actress and comedian
* Gesina "Ina" ter Laak-Spijk (1931–2002), Dutch short and middle distance runner
*Henriëtte Gesina Numans
Henriëtte Gesina Numans (15 August 1877 – 11 May 1955) was a Dutch painter.
Numans was born in Sintang Regency. She was trained in The Hague at the drawing school there in 1899–1900. She married the painter Waalko Jans Dingemans and they liv ...
(1877–1955), Dutch painter
See also
*Gęsina
Gęsina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brzeźnio, within Sieradz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Brzeźnio, south-west of Sieradz, and south-west of the regional capita ...
, a village in central Poland
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Dutch feminine given names
Feminine given names