Amherst

Pronunciation: /ˈæm.ɝst/

The English word “Amherst” has 1 meaning listed here.

proper noun

An unincorporated community in Marshall County, South Dakota.

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).

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