Butter

Etymology
Various origins:
 * From, a metonymic occupational surname for a dairyman or seller of butter.
 * From, a nickname for someone who resembled a bittern, perhaps because of his voice.
 * Borrowed from and, possibly a short form of various compound names.

Statistics

 * According to the 2010 United States Census, Butter is the 39164th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 562 individuals. Butter is most common among White (72.95%) and Black/African American (10.14%) individuals.

Etymology
From, , from , from.

Though originally feminine, the word became masculine throughout Upper German and in southern dialects of West Central German. The now established feminine gender is East Central German, reinforced by.

Noun
or


 * 1) butter

Usage notes

 * In the formal standard language, is exclusively feminine. Masculine use is sometimes adopted from local dialects into colloquial German, especially in Swabia.

Etymology
From, from , from , from , from.

Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) butter