Butterfield

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proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

proper nounButterfield (countable and uncountable, plural Butterfields)

plural Butterfields

  1. countableuncountableA surname.

    To be clear what we're talking about, read Cronon's piece. He offers a great introduction to the concept, and its originator, Herbert Butterfield.

    2012 October 3, Rebekah Higgitt, “Why whiggish won't do”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Milton Township and York Township, DuPage County, Illinois.
    2. countableuncountableA township and unincorporated community therein, in Missaukee County, Michigan.
    3. countableuncountableA minor city and township in Watonwan County, Minnesota.
    4. countableuncountableA township and minor city therein, in Barry County, Missouri.
    5. countableuncountableA census-designated place in El Paso County, Texas.
Cite this entry
APA

Butterfield. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Butterfield

MLA

“Butterfield.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Butterfield. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Butterfield,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Butterfield.

Source: Butterfield on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.