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Potter.

A person from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɒtə/UK/ˈpɑtɚ/US
  1. A person from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK

  2. someone connected with Stoke City Football Club (in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK), as a fan, player, coach etc.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *puttaz Old English pott Proto-Germanic *puttaz Frankish *pottder. Vulgar Latin pottum Old French potbor. Middle English pot Middle English Potter English Potter From Middle English Potter, English, Dutch, and north German surname, from the noun pot. The usage for someone from Stoke-on-Trent refers to it being the home of the pottery industry in England, where it is also known as The Potteries.

name/ˈpɒtə/UK/ˈpɑtɚ/US
  1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a potter.

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  2. A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and township in Polk County, Arkansas.

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  3. A placename A number of places in the United States: A village in Cheyenne County, Nebraska.

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  4. A placename A number of places in the United States: A town in Yates County, New York.

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  5. A placename A number of places in the United States: A township in Barnes County, North Dakota.

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  6. A placename A number of places in the United States: Two townships in Pennsylvania, in Beaver County and Centre County.

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  7. A placename A number of places in the United States: A village in Calumet County, Wisconsin.

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  8. A placename Ellipsis of Potter County.

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  9. Ellipsis of Harry Potter (“the Wizarding World”).

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *puttaz Old English pott Proto-Germanic *puttaz Frankish *pottder. Vulgar Latin pottum Old French potbor. Middle English pot Middle English Potter English Potter From Middle English Potter, English, Dutch, and north German surname, from the noun pot. The usage for someone from Stoke-on-Trent refers to it being the home of the pottery industry in England, where it is also known as The Potteries.

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