Buttigieg

See also: Buttiġieġ

English

Etymology

From Maltese Buttiġieġ, from bu t-tiġieġ (“the one with the chickens”, literally “chicken father”), equivalent to Arabic أَبُو الدَجَاج‎ (ʔabū ad-dajāj). Presumably referring originally to a poultry farmer.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbutəd͡ʒɛd͡ʒ/, /ˈbutəd͡ʒəd͡ʒ/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbuːtɪdʒɛdʒ/

Proper noun

Buttigieg

A surname from Maltese.

Translations

surname

Armenian: Բութիջեջ (Butʿiǰeǰ)
Maltese: Buttiġieġ
Russian: Бу́ттиджич (ru) (Búttidžič)

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