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wir hießen

were called, were named

→ heißen
hieß to be called, to be named + en past tense, plural
verb · 1st-person plural / 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #29,146
were called, were named
GE: Die Straßen hießen früher anders.
EN: The streets were called something else before.
Conjugation of heißen
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First hieß hießen
Third hieß hießen
Subjunctive past
SingularPlural
First hieße hießen
Third hieße hießen

Wir hießen Besucher willkommen.

We welcomed visitors.

Die hießen Tom und Maria.

Their names were Tom and Maria.

Wie hießen sie noch mal?

What were they called again?

— Wilde Erdbeeren (1957)

Wissen Sie noch, wie die hießen?

Do you remember what they were called?

— Die fabelhafte Welt der Amélie (2001)

Die Töchter hießen auch Marie.

The daughters were also named Marie.

— GoodFellas (1990)

Wir hießen Warsaw, jetzt Joy Division.

We were called Warsaw, now Joy Division.

— Control (2007)

Fast alle hießen Peter oder Paul.

Almost all of them were named Peter or Paul.

— GoodFellas (1990)

Wie hießen Sie noch gleich?

What was your name again?

— Taxi (1998)