Essen

Etymology
city and surname, often confused with, but this is not related. The city's oldest name,, could be related to. The surname is from the city.

Translations

 * Arabic: إِسِن
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Farefare: Ɛsɛn, Ɛsan
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Japanese: エッセン
 * Korean: 에센
 * Latin: Assindia
 * Latvian:
 * Limburgish: Esse
 * Lithuanian: Esenas
 * Marathi: एसन
 * Russian:
 * Vietnamese: Ét-xen

Etymology

 * (Gelderland) First attested as essen in 1379-1380. Derived from the plural form of.
 * (Groningen) First attested as jesse in 1245. Etymology . The toponym may have been reinterpreted as the plural form of . Alternative hypotheses include a derivation from the Biblical name or a derivation from an unknown prehistoric source.

Etymology 1
From, from , akin to 🇨🇬, compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) ; eating
 * 2) meal
 * 3) food
 * 4) groceries
 * 1) groceries

Etymology 2
See

Etymology 3
. Found in its earliest form as, which could refer to a region of ash trees and be related to (see ).

Usage notes

 * In German-speaking countries, the name is often confused with, the infinitive of the verb for "eating," as well as.