Butch - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Butch \b(u)-tch, but-ch\ is a variant of Bert (Old English), Burt and Butcher (Old English), and the meaning of Butch is "illustrious; butcher".

The baby name Butch sounds like Beechy and Beachy. Other similar baby names are Burch, Ritch, Beech, Beach, Birch, Fitch, Mitch and Mytch.

Butch is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#32301 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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