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Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Dutch, Flemish, Limburgish
Other Forms FormsDiminutives: Wiesje, Wieske
Meaning & History
This name is unisex in Dutch and Flemish, but strictly feminine in Limburgish.For male bearers, Wies is a short form of Aloïs, Aloysius and Louis.For female bearers, the name is a short form of Aloysia, Louisa and Louise.This name is far more commonly seen on women than on men in the Netherlands, especially as an official given name on birth certificates. The exact opposite applies to Flanders (the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium).