Butler

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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 Butler (surname) on Wikipedia

Proper noun

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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.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English butler.

Proper noun

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Butler ?

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

German

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A Butler, domestic butler

Etymology

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Borrowed from English butler.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbatlɐ/
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Noun

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Butler m (strong, genitive Butlers, plural Butler)

  1. A butler, chief male servant, majordomo

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Further reading

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Middle English

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Etymology

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From butler.

Proper noun

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Butler

  1. a surname

Descendants

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  • English: Butler
  • Yola: Butleare

References

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