Around the world, Gijs (Gijs 
, 吉斯 , جيس 
) is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but very infrequently feminine forename. The first name Gijs is habitual in Netherlands, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Belgium, and Sudan, where it is a rare boy's name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Netherlands, China, and Belgium. Very seldom, Gijs is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Gijs | Belgium, Netherlands, China, Czechia, Indonesia |
| 吉斯 | China |
| جيس | Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Sudan, Turkey |
| Гейс | Ukraine, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan |
Gijs is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Gijs Bentz van den Berg , character in Goede tijden, slechte tijden; Jess Mariano , the character from Gilmore Girls; Jess Bradford , the character in the Black Christmas franchise; Jess , the character from the British television series Misfits and Jess Harley , the fictional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Mutanimals character, among other works.
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gijs bosch reitz Dutch painter (1860-1938), NL (b. 1860) |
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gijs jacobs van den hof Dutch sculptor, NL (b. 1889) |
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gijs van hall Dutch politician, NL (b. 1904) |
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gijs boot Dutch politician, NL (b. 1914) |
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gijs karten Dutch musician (1917-2015), NL (b. 1917) |
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gijs van der wiel Dutch civil servant and spokesperson, NL (b. 1918) |
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gijs stappershoef Dutch television director (1920-2010), NL (b. 1920) |
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gijs nass Dutch football player (1920-2008), NL (b. 1920) |
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gijs van aardenne Dutch politician, NL (b. 1930) |
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| gijs van hoogevest Dutch architect, NL (b. 1887) |
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gijs hendriks Dutch composer (1938-2017), NL (b. 1938) |
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gijs van lennep Dutch racing driver, NL (b. 1942) |
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gijs bakker Dutch jewelry designer, NL (b. 1942) |
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| gijs degenkamp Dutch Esperantist and painter (1895-1973), NL (b. 1895) |
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gijs wanders Dutch journalist, NL (b. 1950) |
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