Ess

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ess"

English

Etymology

• As a north/Low German surname, from the archaic noun es, ehe (“swamp water”), possibly from a corruption of *ahu (“stream, river”).
• As a Switzerland German/Alemannic German surname, from Ess (“pasture, grazing area”), from Proto-Germanic *atiska- (“grainfield”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂edos- (“sort of cereal, grain”), related to Latin ador (“spelt”), Hittite [script needed] (ḫattāi-, “to cut (grain)”).
• Also as a Swiss German surname, from a short form of Oswald.
• As a Dutch surname, shortened from Van Ess, itself a variant of Van Es, from van + the placename Esch in North Brabant.

Proper noun

Ess (plural Esses)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ess is the 41579^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 523 individuals. Ess is most common among White (91.01%) individuals.

Noun

Ess (plural Esses)

1. Alternative letter-case form of ess.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ess”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 537.

Anagrams

• SEs, SSE, ses, SES, -ses

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German esse, from Old High German essa. Cognate with German Esse.

Noun

Ess f

1. (Uri) chimney-hood over a stove

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 14.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

Ess m (definite singular Essen, indefinite plural Esser, definite plural Essene)

2. alternative letter-case form of ess

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

Ess m (definite singular Essen, indefinite plural Essar, definite plural Essane)

2. alternative letter-case form of ess