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gean¹

  • /ɡiːn/ UK

Rhymes with -iːn

Where it comes from

From Middle French guine (modern French guigne).

noun geans

  1. dialectal A wild cherry tree, Prunus avium, native to Europe and western Asia or its small, dark fruit. Thus in the early year the blue pearl clusters of the grape hyacinth bloomed, and in autumn the geans rejoiced us with the red Chinese lantern gleam of their fruit.

Gean²

Where it comes from

* As an Irish surname, from Ó Géibhinn, related to Mac Géibheannaigh, from géibheannach (“fettered”), from géibheann (“fetter”).

* As a German surname, Americanized from Gien, shortened from Heinrich.

proper noun Geans

  1. A surname.

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"gean." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gean. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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gean. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gean

Chicago

"gean." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gean.

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@misc{gean_2026,
  title = {gean},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gean},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}