# Gesina

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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](/source/Dutch_language) feminine given name. Like the [German](/source/German_language) form [Gesine](/source/Gesine) it originated, perhaps via the [hypocorism](/source/hypocorism) "Ge" and diminutive "Gesie", from [Geertruida](/source/Geertruida)/[Gertrude](/source/Gertrude_(given_name)).<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](/source/Johanna_van_Gogh-Bonger) (1862–1925), wife of Theo van Gogh, key player in the growth of Vincent van Gogh's fame
*[Gesina ter Borch](/source/Gesina_ter_Borch) (1633–1690), Dutch watercolorist and draftswoman, sister of Gerard ter Borch 
*[Gesina Maria "Ina" van Faassen](/source/Ina_van_Faassen) (1928–2011), Dutch actress and comedian
*[Gesina "Ina" ter Laak-Spijk](/source/Gesina_ter_Laak-Spijk) (1931–2002), Dutch short and middle distance runner
*[Henriëtte Gesina Numans](/source/Henri%C3%ABtte_Gesina_Numans) (1877–1955), Dutch painter

==See also==
*[Gęsina](/source/G%C4%99sina), a village in central Poland

==References==
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Category:Dutch feminine given names
Category:Feminine given names

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