How to pronounce Miep Gies?

Miep Gies (when properly pronounced, Miep rhymes with "keep" and Gies sounds like "geese").

First Name, Last Name

Dutch

Female

Miep Gies is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ m ee p - g ee s ]

m	ee	p	-	g	ee	s
me	see	pet		go	see	so

First Name, Last Name

Dutch

Female

Miep: MEEP (rhymes with beep)
Gies: KHEES (sounds like "keys")

The "G" sound in Dutch is harder than in English, so it sounds more like a K, but not as hard as a "K" sound in English.

full name

Dutch

Female

Miep Gies was born as Hermine Santruschitz. When she moved to the Netherlands from Vienna, her last name was changed to the spelling "Santrouschitz" and she was given the nickname Miep. When Miep married Jan Gies her last name changed to Gies.

Miep Gies is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ m ee p kh ee s ]

m	ee	p	kh	ee	s
me	see	pet	khaki	see	so

full name

Dutch

Female

Miep Gies was born as Hermine Santruschitz. When she moved to the Netherlands from Vienna, her last name was changed to the spelling "Santrouschitz" and she was given the nickname Miep. When Miep married Jan Gies her last name changed to Gies.