Surname

Beese

“reed, bulrush”

Beese is a surname from German, ultimately from Middle Low German.

Original GermanBiese

Meaning & origin

What it means

Beese goes back to Middle Low German bēse, meaning “reed, bulrush.”

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Where it comes from

Beese comes from German, and ultimately from Middle Low German.

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How it developed

From German Beese, from Middle Low German bēse (“reed, bulrush”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Beese’s family of names

In German usage, Beese as a surname has a related form in Behse. In German usage, Beese as a surname has a related form in BESE. In German usage, Beese as a surname has a related form in BIESE.

Walk Beese’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 4

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