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in german, "mies" means "bad".
so just in case you have any reason to believe your son may ever end up living in germany or a german speaking country, you may want to give him a nice middle name to go with in case he doens't want to be called "bad". ;)

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Mies a Dutch nickname for Bartholomeus, and a Dutch and German surname with multiple derivations, most commonly meaning someone who lived by a wetland. In America it's chiefly known via modern architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, born Ludwig Mies, who was called by his surname Mies.

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Architect Mies Van Der Rohe

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