Gielen () is a Dutch and Low German patronymic surname most common in Belgian and Dutch Limburg. The given name Giel is a short form of either Michiel, Gilbert or Aegidius.Gielen at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.Gielen at familienaam.be Variant forms are Giele and Gielens. Notable people with this name include:
(1921–2004), Belgian racing cyclist Johan Gielen (born 1968), Belgian-born, Dutch trance artist, DJ, and remixer Jos Gielen (1898–1981), Dutch politician and literary historian Michael Gielen (1927–2019), Austrian conductor Stan Gielen (born 1952), Dutch biophysicist, chairman of the NWO Giele (1929–2002), German handball player and coach (1867–1929), Belgian painter and engraver Janet Zollinger Giele (born 1934), American sociologist Louis H. Giele (1861–1932), German-born, American architect
See also Geelen, surname of the same origin
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