Gesina is a Dutch feminine given name. Like the German form Gesine it originated, perhaps via the hypocorism "Ge" and diminutive "Gesie", from Geertruida/Gertrude.Explanation of the name Gesina at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands. People with the name include:
Johanna Gesina Bonger (1862–1925), wife of Theo van Gogh, key player in the growth of Vincent van Gogh's fame Gesina ter Borch (1633–1690), Dutch watercolorist and draftswoman, sister of Gerard ter Borch Gesina Maria "Ina" van Faassen (1928–2011), Dutch actress and comedian Gesina "Ina" ter Laak-Spijk (1931–2002), Dutch short and middle distance runner Henriëtte Gesina Numans (1877–1955), Dutch painter
See also Gęsina, a village in central Poland
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