Gielen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣilən]) is a Dutch and Low German patronymic surname most common in Belgian and Dutch Limburg. The given name Giel is a short form of either Michiel, Gilbert or Aegidius.[1][2] Variant forms are Giele and Gielens. Notable people with this name include:
- Frans Gielen (1921–2004), Belgian racing cyclist
- Johan Gielen (born 1968), Belgian-born Dutch trance artist, DJ, and remixer
- Jos Gielen (1898–1981), Dutch politician and literary historian
- Michael Gielen (1927–2019), Austrian conductor
- Stan Gielen (born 1952), Dutch biophysicist, chairman of the NWO
- Giele
- Adolf Giele (1929–2002), German handball player and coach
- Ferdinand Giele (1867–1929), Belgian painter and engraver
- Janet Zollinger Giele (born 1934), American sociologist
- Louis H. Giele (1861–1932), German-born American architect
See also edit
- Geelen, surname of the same origin
References edit
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