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Where does “meese” come from?

meese (English) comes from Dutch mees, from English Bartholomew, from Latin Bartholomaeus, from Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος, from Aramaic בַּר תַּלְמַי — son of Tolmai.

meese (English): plural of moose

Definitions

  1. plural of moose

Ancestry of “meese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmeestit, bird of the family Paridae
2EnglishBartholomew—
3LatinBartholomaeus—
4Ancient GreekΒαρθολομαῖος—
5Aramaicבַּר תַּלְמַיson of Tolmai
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