Butler

See also: butler

English

Etymology

• (English surname): From Middle English Butler.
• (Anglicized surname): From French Boutilier, Boutillier, Bouthillier.
• (placename): From the surname

Proper noun

Butler (countable and uncountable, plural Butlers)

1. A surname.
   1. An English and Irish surname from Middle English [in turn originating as an occupation], for someone who was a butler or wine servant.
   2. An Anglicized form of the French Boutilier, Boutillier, Bouthillier surname from French of similar derivation.
2. A male given name
3. A placename:
   1. A location in the United States of America:
      1. A town, the county seat of Choctaw County, Alabama.
      2. A locality in Mohave County, Arizona.
      3. A ghost town in Fresno County, California.
      4. A small city, the county seat of Taylor County, Georgia.
      5. A small village in Montgomery County, Illinois.
      6. A small city in DeKalb County, Indiana.
      7. A home rule city in Pendleton County, Kentucky.
      8. An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
      9. A city, the county seat of Bates County, Missouri.
      10. A borough of Morris County, New Jersey.
      11. A town in Wayne County, New York.
      12. A village in Richland County, Ohio.
      13. A town in Custer County, Oklahoma.
      14. A census-designated place in Delaware County, Oklahoma.
      15. A city, the county seat of Butler County, Pennsylvania.
      16. A tiny town in Day County, South Dakota.
      17. An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Tennessee.
      18. An unincorporated community in Freestone County, Texas.
      19. An unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas.
      20. A small town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
      21. A village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
      22. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Butler Township.
   2. A location in Canada
      1. An unincorporated community in Manitoba, Canada.
   3. A location in Australia:
      1. A locality in South Australia.
      2. An outer suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
   4. Ellipsis of Butler County.
   5. Ellipsis of Butler River.

Derived terms

• Butler County
• Butler Mons
• Butler River
• Lake Butler
• Mount Butler

Anagrams

• turbel

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English butler.

Proper noun

Butler ?

1. an English and Irish occupational surname for someone who was a butler or wine servant surname

German

A Butler, domestic butler

Etymology

Borrowed from English butler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbatlɐ/

• Audio:

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Noun

Butler m (strong, genitive Butlers, plural Butler)

1. A butler, chief male servant, majordomo

Declension

Declension of Butler [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Butler	die	Butler
genitive	eines	des	Butlers	der	Butler
dative	einem	dem	Butler	den	Butlern
accusative	einen	den	Butler	die	Butler

Derived terms

• Butlerin

Further reading

• “Butler” in Duden online

Middle English

Etymology

From butler.

Proper noun

Butler

1. a surname

Descendants

• English: Butler
• Yola: Butleare

References

• “Butler”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.