Butler.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname. An English and Irish surname from Middle English [in turn originating as an occupation], for someone who was a butler or wine servant.
A surname. An Anglicized form of the French Boutilier, Boutillier, Bouthillier surname from French of similar derivation.
A male given name.
A placename: A location in the United States of America: A town, the county seat of Choctaw County, Alabama.
A placename: A location in the United States of America: A populated place in Mohave County, Arizona.
A placename: A location in the United States of America: A ghost town in Fresno County, California.
A placename: A location in the United States of America: A small city, the county seat of Taylor County, Georgia.
A placename: A location in the United States of America: A small village in Montgomery County, Illinois.
A placename: A location in the United States of America: A small city in DeKalb County, Indiana.
A placename: A location in the United States of America: A home rule city in Pendleton County, Kentucky.
A placename: A location in the United States of America: An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
A placename: A location in the United States of America: A city, the county seat of Bates County, Missouri.
A placename: A location in the United States of America: A borough of Morris County, New Jersey.
A placename: A location in the United States of America: A town in Wayne County, New York.
A placename: A location in the United States of America: A village in Richland County, Ohio.
A placename: A location in the United States of America: A town in Custer County, Oklahoma.
A placename: A location in the United States of America: A census-designated place in Delaware County, Oklahoma.
A placename: A location in the United States of America: A city, the county seat of Butler County, Pennsylvania.
A placename: A location in the United States of America: A tiny town in Day County, South Dakota.
A placename: A location in the United States of America: An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Tennessee.
A placename: A location in the United States of America: An unincorporated community in Freestone County, Texas.
A placename: A location in the United States of America: An unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas.
A placename: A location in the United States of America: A small town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
A placename: A location in the United States of America: A village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
A placename: A location in the United States of America: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Butler Township.
A placename: A location in Canada
A placename: A location in Canada An unincorporated community in Manitoba, Canada.
A placename: A location in Australia: A locality in South Australia.
A placename: A location in Australia: An outer suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
A placename: Ellipsis of Butler County.
A placename: Ellipsis of Butler River.
Where this word comes from
* (English surname): From Middle English Butler. * (Anglicized surname): From French Boutilier, Boutillier, Bouthillier. * (placename): From the surname
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