Essen

Meaning

Proper Noun

major (industrial) city North Rhine-Westphalia (state) in western Germany (country).

Origin

German city and surname, often confused with essen, but this is not related. The city's oldest name, Astnide, could be related to Old High German asc. The surname is from the city.

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