Giza

• Gizah, Gize, Gizé (archaic)

From Egyptian Arabic اَلْجِيزَة‎ (il-Gīza). The etymology is uncertain. Al-Maqrizi derives it from Classical Syriac ܓܹܣܵܐ‎ (gissa, “side”). Peust suggests a Persian etymology from Persian دز‎ (dez, “castle”). Everett-Heath suggests an Egyptian etymology from Egyptian r-gs-ḥr (“on the side of the high one (pyramid)”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡiːzə/
• Rhymes: -iːzə

Giza

1. A city on the west bank of the Nile river, Egypt, famous for its ancient monuments including the Great Sphinx of Giza and the Great Pyramid of Giza.

• Carsten Peust, Konstanz (2010) Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten, Göttingen, 2010, p. 44

• Gazi, gazi

From German Giese or from Polish Giża with mazurzenie.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡi.za/

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• Rhymes: -iza
• Syllabification: Gi‧za

Giza m pers or f

1. a masculine surname
2. a feminine surname

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• Appendix:Polish surnames