Ries

See also: ries and ríes

English

Etymology

• As a south German and Jewish surname, from the noun Riese (“giant”).
• Also as a German surname, from Middle Low German rīs (“brushwood, twig”), from Old Saxon hrīs.
• Also as a German surname, variant of Reis, Riess.
• As as Welsh surname, variant of Rice.

Proper noun

Ries (plural Rieses)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ries is the 4857^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7258 individuals. Ries is most common among White (93.87%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ries”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German rise, from Old High German riso, risi, from Proto-West Germanic *risi (“giant”). Compare German Riese.

Noun

Ries m

1. (Erzgebirgisch) giant

Further reading

• Pfarrer Wild'sche und einige andre Gedichte, P. 28

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ris, from Medieval Latin rīsma, from Arabic رِزْمَة (rizma, “bundle”). Cognate with English ream.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riːs/, [ʁiːs]

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Noun

Ries n (strong, genitive Rieses, plural Ries or Riese)

1. ream (measure of paper)

Declension

Declension of Ries [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Ries	die	Ries, Riese
genitive	eines	des	Rieses	der	Ries, Riese
dative	einem	dem	Ries, Riese1	den	Ries, Riesen
accusative	ein	das	Ries	die	Ries, Riese

¹Now rare, see notes.

German Low German

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German rîs, from Old Saxon *hrīs, from Proto-West Germanic *hrīs, from Proto-Germanic *hrīsą. More at rice.

Noun

Ries n (plural Riesen)

1. twig
2. shoot; sprout
3. panicle

Etymology 2

From German Riese. The native Low German form was Middle Low German rēse.

Alternative forms

• Riese

Noun

Ries m (plural Riesen)

1. giant

Etymology 3

Noun

Ries m (plural Riesen)

1. rice (cereal, grain)

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German rise, from Old High German risi, from Proto-West Germanic *risi. Compare German Riese, Dutch reus.

Noun

Ries m (plural Riese)

1. giant

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German rêse, from Old Saxon *risi, from Proto-West Germanic *risi.

Noun

Ries m (plural Riese)

1. giant, monster