Buttiġieġ

See also: Buttigieg

Maltese

Alternative forms

• Buttigieg

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /but.tɪˈd͡ʒɪːt͡ʃ/

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  Note: this pronunciation may be nonstandard or incorrect: repeated twice

• Rhymes: -ɪːt͡ʃ

Proper noun

Buttiġieġ

1. a surname originating as an occupation

Descendants

• → English: Buttigieg
  • → Russian: Бу́ттиджич (Búttidžič)