thumb|alt=Gesina is most common in the northeastern Netherlands along the border with Germany|Relative distribution of the name "Gesina" across the Netherlands '''Gesina''' is a Dutch feminine given name. Like the German form Gesine it originated, perhaps via the hypocorism "Ge" and diminutive "Gesie", from Geertruida/Gertrude.<ref>[https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/verklaring/naam/Gesina Explanation of the name Gesina] at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands.</ref> People with the name include:
*Johanna Gesina Bonger (1862–1925), wife of Theo van Gogh, key player in the growth of Vincent van Gogh's fame *Gesina ter Borch (1633–1690), Dutch watercolorist and draftswoman, sister of Gerard ter Borch *Gesina Maria "Ina" van Faassen (1928–2011), Dutch actress and comedian *Gesina "Ina" ter Laak-Spijk (1931–2002), Dutch short and middle distance runner *Henriëtte Gesina Numans (1877–1955), Dutch painter
==See also== *Gęsina, a village in central Poland
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{{given name}} Category:Dutch feminine given names Category:Feminine given names