Butterfly or Flutterby ???????..Who Put The Butter In Butterfly????

Reddish Butterfly - Butterfly or Flutterby?? Was it originally flutter-by???
@sagar21 (1579)
India
July 12, 2010 10:22pm CST
Was it originally flutter-by..which makes some sense.. how come they changed the name to butterfly a meaningless word..or does it have a meaning..?? Some tell its actually coined from "buttorfleoge", but can you tell buttorfleoge's etymology?? Do you know any such words ?? edify me.. all responses are welcome...
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vanny
@vandana7 (100531)
• India
13 Jul 10
No idea kiddo! May be the person (in all probability a child) saw them roaming around the butter so he called them butter flies to differentiate them from ones that roamed on other things, you know. :)
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MagicGuy
@MagicGuy (157)
• United States
13 Jul 10
Actually, you do have an idea. From my research you are close they use to steal milk and butter. Some say it's because of the yellow (butter) colored excrement from all butterflies.
@acelawrites
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
3 Apr 16
Well, I don't know, but maybe entomologists here can help a lot to enlighten you about it. Maybe that fly loved butter that's why! (joke).
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minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
13 Jul 10
Don't let life FLUTTERBY - pretty Monarch butterfly in my garden on a pretty pink Zinnia I have this bag for sale at zazzle as well as shirts and mugs etc. http://www.zazzle.com/dont_let_life_flutterby_bag-149106692819038881
I like the term Flutterby too. I think it is more appropriate. I am not sure from where it originated though.. But I even made some items with the term Flutterby on it. I think it sounds cuter.. :-) I made this pretty bag a couple years ago. http://www.zazzle.com/dont_let_life_flutterby_bag-149106692819038881
abin1287
@abin1287 (114)
• India
13 Jul 10
wow...nice to see this..!!
minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
13 Jul 10
Thanks, this is one of my favorites. I love the color combination. And of course the butterfly and flower are so pretty!
sagar21
@sagar21 (1579)
• India
13 Jul 10
nice bag minx
neriah
@neriah (20)
• Canada
17 Aug 10
This is really cute, I like Flutterby also. Maybe the person had something like a spoonerism problem (where you confuse words or put them in the wrong order) but then again there is probably a scientific reason!
sagar21
@sagar21 (1579)
• India
17 Aug 10
spoonerism..that is something we have to consider.. may be ..it was the reason.. thanks