Puth

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

• Borrowed from Khmer.
• Borrowed from German Puth.

Proper noun

Puth (plural Puths)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Puth is the 67126^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 294 individuals. Puth is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (61.56%) and White (28.91%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Puth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as putte and nyederputte in 1402. Derived from put (“well”). The village was originally subdivided into Bovenste Puth (Upper Puth) and Onderste Puth (Lower Puth). However, it is now considered a single village.

See also Limburgish Pöt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʏt/

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• Hyphenation: Puth
• Rhymes: -ʏt
• Homophone: put

Proper noun

Puth n

1. A village in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Puthenaar
• Puths

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN