English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Buttermere

Major Settlement in the Parish of Buttermere

Historical Forms

  • Butermere 1230 Scotland
  • Buttermer' 1260 Rental
  • Buttremere 1283 MinAcct
  • Buttermyre 1539 ib
  • Bottermere 1256 FF
  • Botermer' 1278 MinAcct
  • Bouttermer' 1279 MinAcct

Etymology

The village takes its name from the lake supra 33. Cf. Buttermere in Tyndall 1346GDR in this county.