Butterworth
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English
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Butterworth (countable and uncountable, plural Butterworths)
- A surname from Old English.
- A ghost town in Warren County, Ohio, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States.
- A city in Penang, Malaysia.
Derived terms
Translations
town in Malaysia
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Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Butterworth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 262.
Malay
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Butterworth, after William John Butterworth.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Butterworth (Jawi spelling بتتروورث)
- Butterworth (a city in Penang, Malaysia)