English Explanatory Dictionary

Gines

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A municipality of Seville, Andalusia, Spain.
  2. A surname.
noun
  1. plural of gine

Word forms

Gines

Etymology

* As a Catalan surname, from the saints' name Ginés. Compare Jines. * The city in Spain is of unclear origin, but could possibly be a corruption of the source of the saints' name above with an Arabic influence, namely جنة (“garden, paradise”), referring to the Garden of Eden.

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