# Hershey

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhɝʃi/ · frequency rank #27,492

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A village in Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States, named for J. H. Hershey, a pioneer settler.
3. Any of the company towns named for and operated by the Hershey Company.
4. Any of the company towns named for and operated by the Hershey Company.
5. Any of the company towns named for and operated by the Hershey Company.

## Etymology
From Hercé in Normandy. The villages are named after The Hershey Company, which is named after its founder, Milton S. Hershey.

## Easily confused with
- **Hervey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hershey-vs-hervey)
- **harshly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harshly-vs-hershey)
- **Herschel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herschel-vs-hershey)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ehrshey`, `herhsey`, `herrshey`, `hersehy`, `hersheyy`, `hershhey`, `hershye`, `hersshey`, `hesrhey`, `hhershey`, `hreshey`

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