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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Potter (plural Potters)
- A person from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
- (soccer) someone connected with Stoke City Football Club (in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK), as a fan, player, coach etc.
Proper noun
[edit]Potter (countable and uncountable, plural Potters)
- An English surname originating as an occupation for a potter.
- A placename
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community and township in Polk County, Arkansas.
- A village in Cheyenne County, Nebraska.
- A town in Yates County, New York.
- A township in Barnes County, North Dakota.
- Two townships in Pennsylvania, in Beaver County and Centre County.
- A village in Calumet County, Wisconsin.
- Ellipsis of Potter County.
- A number of places in the United States:
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]Middle English
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Potter
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “Potter”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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