Definition of "Bute"

Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries  examples

An island in the Firth of Clyde, and part of Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.  examples

A former county of Scotland, comprising the islands of Bute, Arran and the Cumbraes, also called Buteshire and Bute and Arran  examples

A Scottish marquisate.  examples

A surname.  examples