Potter

See also: potter

English

Etymology

From Middle English Potter, English, Dutch, and north German surname, from the noun pot.

The usage for someone from Stoke-on-Trent refers to it being the home of the pottery industry in England, where it is also known as The Potteries.[1]

Noun

Potter (plural Potters)

  1. A person from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
  2. (soccer) someone connected with Stoke City Football Club (in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK), as a fan, player, coach etc.

Proper noun

Potter (countable and uncountable, plural Potters)

  1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a potter.
    • 2023 February 16, Pavlo Kazarin, “A year ago I volunteered as a soldier in the Ukrainian army”, in NATO Review‎[1], archived from the original on 31 March 2025:
      We are Harry Potter and William Wallace, the Na’vi and Han Solo. We’re escaping from Shawshank and blowing up the Death Star. We are fighting with the Harkonnens and challenging Thanos. Ukraine is hosting one of the great epics of this century.
  2. A placename
    1. A number of places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community and township in Polk County, Arkansas.
      2. A village in Cheyenne County, Nebraska.
      3. A town in Yates County, New York.
      4. A township in Barnes County, North Dakota.
      5. Two townships in Pennsylvania, in Beaver County and Centre County.
      6. A village in Calumet County, Wisconsin.
    2. Ellipsis of Potter County.

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See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.thepotteries.org/sot/five.htm

Middle English

Proper noun

Potter

  1. Potter

Descendants

  • English: Potter
  • Yola: Potteran

References

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