Hess

See also: hess

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛs/
• Rhymes: -ɛs

Proper noun

Hess (plural Hesses)

1. A habitational surname from German of German and Ashkenazi origin, denoting a person from Hesse.
   • 2007 December 30, Betty Fussel, “Food Edenist”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     The Hesses were an odd pair of counterculturalists. Karen Hess, born in Nebraska, was 59; […]

2. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States.

Derived terms

• Hessville

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hess is the 564^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 59,486 individuals. Hess is most common among White (94.6%) individuals.

Anagrams

• sesh, SHEs, she's, EHSs, shes

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦɛs]

Proper noun

Hess m anim (female equivalent Hessová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Hess (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Hess	Hessové
genitive	Hessa	Hessů
dative	Hessovi	Hessům
accusative	Hessa	Hessy
vocative	Hesse	Hessové
locative	Hessovi	Hessech
instrumental	Hessem	Hessy

Estonian

Etymology

Clipped from Hesburger.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhesː/, [ˈ(h)esː]

Proper noun

Hess (genitive Hessi, partitive Hessi)

1. (colloquial) A nickname for the hamburger restaurant chain Hesburger.

Declension

Declension of Hess (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		Hess	Hessid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	Hessi
genitive			Hesside
partitive		Hessi	Hesse Hessisid
illative		Hessi Hessisse	Hessidesse Hessesse
inessive		Hessis	Hessides Hesses
elative		Hessist	Hessidest Hessest
allative		Hessile	Hessidele Hessele
adessive		Hessil	Hessidel Hessel
ablative		Hessilt	Hessidelt Hesselt
translative		Hessiks	Hessideks Hesseks
terminative		Hessini	Hessideni
essive		Hessina	Hessidena
abessive		Hessita	Hessideta
comitative		Hessiga	Hessidega