Hess

• IPA^(key): /hɛs/
• Rhymes: -ɛs

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.

• Hessville

• 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.

• sesh, SHEs, she's, EHSs, shes

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• IPA^(key): [ˈɦɛs]

Hess m anim (female equivalent Hessová)

1. a male surname

• “Hess”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Clipped from Hesburger.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhesː/, [ˈ(h)esː]

Hess (genitive Hessi, partitive Hessi)

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