Butterworth

== English == === Etymology === Habitational surname from a place in Lancashire, from Old English butere (“butter”) + worþ (“enclosure”). The city in Malaysia is named after William John Butterworth, Governor of the Straits Settlements from 1843 to 1855. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbʌtə(ɹ)ˌwɜː(ɹ)θ/ (Malaysia) IPA(key): /ˈbatəwɔt/ === Proper noun === Butterworth (countable and uncountable, plural Butterworths) A surname from Old English. A ghost town in Warren County, Ohio, United States. An unincorporated community in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States. A city in Penang, Malaysia. ==== Derived terms ==== Butterworth filter ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Butterworth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 262. == Malay == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Butterworth, after William John Butterworth. === Pronunciation === (Johor) IPA(key): /ˌbattə(r)ˈwo(r)t/ [ˌbat̪̚.t̪ə(r)ˈwo(r)t̪̚] (Penang, Bahasa Baku) IPA(key): /ˌbattərˈwort/ [ˌbat̪̚.t̪ərˈwort̪̚] === Proper noun === Butterworth (Jawi spelling بتتروورث) Butterworth (a city in Penang, Malaysia)