Esch

From German Esch.

Esch (plural Esches)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Esch is the 10145^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3179 individuals. Esch is most common among White (96.6%) individuals.

• Ches., hESC, sech

First attested as hesc in 773-774. Likely derived from Proto-West Germanic *aski (“ash forest”) (see *ask).

• IPA^(key): /ɛs/

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• Hyphenation: Esch
• Rhymes: -ɛs
• Homophone: es

Esch n

1. A village and former municipality of Boxtel, North Brabant, Netherlands

   Synonym: Oggelvorsenpoel (Carnival nickname)

• Eschenaar

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Partly from Middle High German esch, ezzisch, from Old High German ezzisc, and partly from Middle Low German esch, *etsch, from Old Saxon etisk, all 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)”).^[1][2]

Cognate with Middle Dutch esch, Gothic 𐌰𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺 (atisk).

• IPA^(key): /ɛʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɛʃ

Esch m (strong, genitive Esches or Eschs, plural Esche)

1. (regional, especially Westphalia, archaic, except in toponyms) field; pasture; plot of land

Esch m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Eschs or (with an article) Esch, feminine genitive Esch, plural Eschs)

1. a surname

• Eschscholtz

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