Butterworth

English Etymology Habitational surname from a place in Lancashire, from en ang butere butter + ang worþ enclosure. The city in Malaysia is named after William John Butterworth, Governor of the Straits Settlements from 1843 to 1855. Pronunciation en /ˈbʌtə(ɹ)ˌwɜː(ɹ)θ/ UK en /ˈbatəwɔt/ Malaysia Proper noun ~ s en Old English. en ghost town co/Warren County s/Ohio c/US. en unincorporated community co/Dinwiddie County s/Virginia c/US. en city s/Penang c/Malaysia. Derived terms en Butterworth filter Translations surname Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 巴特沃思 Bātèwòsī official, cmn 巴特沃斯 Bātèwòsī town in Malaysia Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 北海 Malay: ms Butterworth Marathi: mr बटरवर्थ Tamil: ta பட்டர்வொர்த் Further reading en eponyms Malay ms: Etymology ms en Butterworth, after William John Butterworth. Pronunciation ms MY: Ba(t).te.wêf Ba(t).te.wêt Ba(t).te.wêθ Ba(t).te.wò(r)t Proper noun بتتروورث ms city s/Penang c/Malaysia Butterworth ms Bagan ms eponyms