Save Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈbʊt͡ʃ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From the English slang word butch meaning "manly, masculine", itself from the word butcher. This is typically a nickname. A famous bearer was the American outlaw Butch Cassidy (1866-1908), born Robert LeRoy Parker. PopularityDetails Last ranked #934 in 1965 United States Categories English adjectives, English nouns, masculinity, nicknames, word names