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

1. A surname from Maltese.

Translations

surname

• Armenian: Բութիջեջ (Butʻiǰeǰ)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 布蒂吉格 (Bùdìjígé)

• Maltese: Buttiġieġ
• Russian: Бу́ттиджич (ru) (Búttidžič)