# Amherst

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈæm.ɝst/ · frequency rank #21,130

## Definitions
1. An English surname.
2. A city in Ohio.
3. A city in Texas.
4. A town in Maine.
5. A town in Massachusetts.
6. A town in New Hampshire.
7. A town in New York.
8. A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
9. A town in Quebec, Canada.
10. A town in Victoria, Australia.
11. A town, the county seat of Amherst County, Virginia.
12. A village in Nebraska.
13. A village in Wisconsin.
14. A census-designated place in Colorado.

## Etymology
From either Old English elm or Old Norse almr (“elm”) + Old English hyrst (“wood”). The town in Nova Scotia is named after Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717–1797).

## Easily confused with
- **atheist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amherst-vs-atheist)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ahmerst`, `amehrst`, `amherrst`, `amhersst`, `amherstt`, `amherts`, `amhesrt`, `amhherst`, `amhrest`, `ammherst`, `maherst`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/amherst