Given name & surname
Mies
“man”
Mies is a masculine given name. It is used in German, Dutch, and Finnish.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Dutch usage, Mies is a diminutive of Maria.
Mies’s family of names
In Dutch usage, Mies is a diminutive of Maria.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Mies
- Mies BouwmanDutch television presenter (1929–2018)
- M. A. NumminenFinnish singer, composer and writerborn 1940
- Maria Antonia MerkelbachDutch photographer (1904-1985)
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