How to pronounce Buttigieg?

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Pronunciation of Buttigieg in Malta

Buttigieg is pronounced as

b uu t t ee j ee j

b sounds like the 'b' in 'bat'
uu sounds like the 'u' in 'put'
t sounds like the 't' in 'to'
ee sounds like the 'ee' in 'see'
j sounds like the 'j' in 'jug'


Buttigieg is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ b uu t t ee j ee j ]

b uu t t ee j ee j
bat put to to see jug see jug

Type of Name:

Last name

Language:

Maltese

Gender:

Male, Female

Meaning:

"Owner of the chickens"

Additional Information:

Probably derived from the Arabic "Abu ta ġieġ", roughly translated as "Lord" or "Owner" "of the chickens". This possibly links the family to the chicken/poultry trade. The Buttigieg family crest is often separated into four sections of varying width: 1) topmost, a pale blue (azure or bleu-celeste) sky with a white (argent) star of David embedded in its centre, 2) a golden (or) stripe 3) a white (argent) field with a gold (or) rooster (in a "close" posture and facing left) upon a barrel positioned in the bottom-middle of the field 4) bottommost, a thin purple sea.


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Pronunciation of Buttigieg in Malta

Bhut-tee-jeej - The "But" has a short "u" sound as in "foot" and "put". The "ti" is pronounced like "tee". Each "g" is actually the Maltese "ġ" and sounds like "j" as in "jog".


Type of Name:

Last name

Language:

Maltese

Gender:

Male, Female

Meaning:

"Owner of the chickens"

Additional Information:

Probably derived from the Arabic "Abu ta ġieġ", roughly translated as "Lord" or "Owner" "of the chickens". This possibly links the family to the chicken/poultry trade. The Buttigieg family crest is often separated into four sections of varying width: 1) topmost, a pale blue (azure or bleu-celeste) sky with a white (argent) star of David embedded in its centre, 2) a golden (or) stripe 3) a white (argent) field with a gold (or) rooster (in a "close" posture and facing left) upon a barrel positioned in the bottom-middle of the field 4) bottommost, a thin purple sea.


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Pronunciation of Buttigieg in booty judge

BOOTY JUDGE


Type of Name:

booty judge

Language:

malta

Alternate Spelling(s):

booty judge

Meaning:

lord of the poultry


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Pronunciation of Buttigieg

Boota-judge


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Pronunciation of Buttigieg in booty judge

Buttigieg is pronounced as

booty judge


Buttigieg is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ booty judge ]

Type of Name:

booty judge

Language:

malta

Alternate Spelling(s):

booty judge

Meaning:

lord of the poultry


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Pronunciation of Buttigieg

BUT- i- gig (short i as in ‘pig)


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Pronunciation of Buttigieg

but ti gieg


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Pronunciation of Buttigieg

Guum Ja Lee

Gum - rhymes with "doom". ipa /gu:m/
do not pronounce as "gum" /ga:m/ as in
"chewing gum"

Ja - sound like "jar" but lose the "r" sound

Li - pronounce as "lee" as in "Bruce Lee"


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