Butterworth

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Butterworth

/ˈbʌtə(ɹ)ˌwɜː(ɹ)θ/ UK
/ˈbatəwɔt/ Malaysia

Where it comes from

Habitational surname from a place in Lancashire, from Old English butere (“butter”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

The city in Malaysia is named after William John Butterworth, Governor of the Straits Settlements from 1843 to 1855.

proper noun Butterworths

countable, uncountable A surname from Old English.
countable, uncountable A ghost town in Warren County, Ohio, United States.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States.
countable, uncountable A city in Penang, Malaysia.

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name surname

中文	巴特沃思 Bātèwòsī, 巴特沃斯 Bātèwòsī

name town in Malaysia

中文	北海 Běihǎi

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"Butterworth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/butterworth. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

Butterworth. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/butterworth

Chicago

"Butterworth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/butterworth.

BibTeX

@misc{butterworth_2026,
  title = {Butterworth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/butterworth},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}