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Bute.

Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name

  1. Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries

  2. An island in the Firth of Clyde, and part of Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.

  3. A former county of Scotland, comprising the islands of Bute, Arran and the Cumbraes, also called Buteshire and Bute and Arran

  4. A Scottish marquisate.

name

  1. A surname.

Where this word comes from

Perhaps a variant of Butt.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.