Definition of "Butler"

A surname.

1. An English and Irish surname from Middle English [in turn originating as an occupation], for someone who was a butler or wine servant.  examples

2. An Anglicized form of the French Boutilier, Boutillier, Bouthillier surname from French of similar derivation.  examples

A male given name  examples

A placename:

1. A location in the United States of America:

   1. A town, the county seat of Choctaw County, Alabama.  examples

   2. A locality in Mohave County, Arizona.  examples

   3. A ghost town in Fresno County, California.  examples

   4. A small city, the county seat of Taylor County, Georgia.  examples

   5. A small village in Montgomery County, Illinois.  examples

   6. A small city in DeKalb County, Indiana.  examples

   7. A home rule city in Pendleton County, Kentucky.  examples

   8. An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.  examples

   9. A city, the county seat of Bates County, Missouri.  examples

   10. A borough of Morris County, New Jersey.  examples

   11. A town in Wayne County, New York.  examples

   12. A village in Richland County, Ohio.  examples

   13. A town in Custer County, Oklahoma.  examples

   14. A census-designated place in Delaware County, Oklahoma.  examples

   15. A city, the county seat of Butler County, Pennsylvania.  examples

   16. A tiny town in Day County, South Dakota.  examples

   17. An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Tennessee.  examples

   18. An unincorporated community in Freestone County, Texas.  examples

   19. An unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas.  examples

   20. A small town in Clark County, Wisconsin.  examples

   21. A village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.  examples

   22. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Butler Township.  examples

2. A location in Canada

   1. An unincorporated community in Manitoba, Canada.  examples

3. A location in Australia:

   1. A locality in South Australia.  examples

   2. An outer suburb of Perth, Western Australia.  examples

4. Ellipsis of Butler County.  examples

5. Ellipsis of Butler River.  examples