Surely "Flutterby" would be a better name than "Butterfly"?

Question

My kids always called them flutter-by, do you think that's what they were meant to be called, but whoever thought of it had a touch of dyslexia when writing it down?

Answer 1

Flutter-by is a much better name. Butterfly comes from the Old English for butter thief (buttorfleoge). Butterflies are not thieves and I think we should stop accusing them.

The theory that the name comes from butterfly excrement resembling butter is kinda dumb, considering that butterflies don't poop.

Answer 2

I've called them flutterbies for years and I'm 43, the only time I use the word butterflies is when I'm talking about moths, then I call them night butterflies, so do a lot of other people, I think it sounds nicer too! People often comment because they always seem to flutter around me when I'm outside, way cool cause I love them!

Answer 3

Cool

i think flutterby would be a very good name. Once my cousin, when he was 2 yrs old, asked me if d butterfly got its name because it gave us Butter. when i told him no he asked me if d honey bee gives us honey then d butterfly must give us butter(lol)

Flutterby wud b a very gud name and very appropriate for d Now Called butterfly
if it is flutterby then the butterfly cud live upto its name ...just fluttering by as it alwaya does.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

There is a kid's book referring to them as flutterbys and my family always agreed it was a better name. So, yes, we vote for flutterby.

Answer 6

In Middle English, the word WAS "flutter-by"

Answer 7

If that's true, isn't it also true that twonis or fournis would be a better name for the game than tennis?

Answer 8

maybe ur kids mispronounce that word!

Answer 9

I am Kewl with dat....git'er done

Answer 10

cool