Gielen Explained

Gielen (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈɣilən/) is a Dutch and Low German patronymic surname most common in Belgian and Dutch Limburg. The given name Giel is a short form of either Michiel, Gilbert or Aegidius.^{[1] [2]} Variant forms are Giele and Gielens. Notable people with this name include:

• (1921–2004), Belgian racing cyclist
• Johan Gielen (born 1968), Belgian-born Dutch trance artist, DJ, and remixer
• Jos Gielen (1898–1981), Dutch politician and literary historian
• Michael Gielen (1927–2019), Austrian conductor
• (born 1952), Dutch biophysicist, chairman of the NWO

Giele

• (1929–2002), German handball player and coach
• (1867–1929), Belgian painter and engraver
• Janet Zollinger Giele (born 1934), American sociologist
• Louis H. Giele (1861–1932), German-born American architect

See also

• Geelen, surname of the same origin

Notes and References

1. http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=gielen&gba_naam=Gielen&nfd_naam=Gielen&operator=eq&taal= Gielen
2. https://familienaam.be/Gielen Gielen