# Gijsen

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**Gijsen** is a [Dutch](/source/Dutch_language) [patronymic surname](/source/Patronymic_surname) meaning "[Gijs](/source/Gijs)' son".[1] Among variant forms are *Geijssen*, *[Geysen](/source/Geysen)*, *Ghijsen*, *Giesen*, and *Gijzen*. Notable people with the surname include:

- [Joannes Gijsen](/source/Joannes_Gijsen) (1932–2013), Dutch Roman Catholic bishop
- [Marnix Gijsen](/source/Marnix_Gijsen) pseudonym of Jan-Albert baron Goris (1899–1984), Belgian writer
- [Wim Gijsen](/source/Wim_Gijsen) (1933–1990), Dutch science fiction and fantasy writer

Variants:

- [Geurt Gijssen](/source/Geurt_Gijssen) (born 1934), Dutch chess referee
- [Dyon Gijzen](/source/Dyon_Gijzen) (born 1994), Dutch football striker
- [Peeter Gijsels](/source/Peeter_Gijsels) (1621–1690), Flemish Baroque painter

## References

1. [Gijsen](http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=gijsen&gba_naam=Gijsen&nfd_naam=Gijsen&operator=eq&taal=) at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.

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