Butte
English
Etymology
Perhaps a variant spelling of Butt.
Proper noun
Butte (countable and uncountable, plural Buttes)
- (countable) A surname.
- A placename
- A census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Silver Bow County, Montana, United States, with which it is a consolidated city-county known as Butte-Silver Bow.
- A village, the county seat of Boyd County, Nebraska, United States.
- A city and village in McLean County, North Dakota, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Butte is the 37735th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 589 individuals. Butte is most common among White (81.66%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Butte”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 262.
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
Butte f (genitive Butte, plural Butten)
- dated form of Bütte
Etymology 2
Probably related to Butze, Butzen.
Noun
Butte f (genitive Butte, plural Butten)
- (dialectal) lump
Related terms
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
Butte m
Further reading
- “Butte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Butte” in Duden online
- “Butte” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.