"Butterworth" meaning in English

See Butterworth in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈbʌtə(ɹ)ˌwɜː(ɹ)θ/ [UK], /ˈbatəwɔt/ [Malaysia] Forms: Butterworths [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|butere||butter}} Old English butere (“butter”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Butterworth (countable and uncountable, plural Butterworths)
  1. A surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Butterworth-en-name-YeJQRBqa Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A ghost town in Warren County, Ohio, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Ghost towns in Ohio, USA, Places in Ohio, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Butterworth-en-name-OYUzS4yU
  3. An unincorporated community in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Virginia, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Butterworth-en-name-492nX5eV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Chinese translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Tamil translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 16 60 0 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 16 71 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 19 64 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 14 75 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Chinese translations: 14 22 65 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 26 24 45 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 27 24 47 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 30 20 49 1
  4. A city in Penang, Malaysia. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Malaysia, Cities in Penang, Places in Malaysia, Places in Penang Translations (town in Malaysia): 北海 (Běihǎi) (Chinese), Butterworth (Malay), बटरवर्थ (baṭarvartha) (Marathi), பட்டர்வொர்த் (paṭṭarvort) (Tamil)
    Sense id: en-Butterworth-en-name-i7hICTGp Disambiguation of 'town in Malaysia': 9 30 20 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Butterworth filter

Inflected forms

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