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How to pronounce Buttigieg How to pronounce Buttigieg?

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Pronunciation of Buttigieg in Malta

In Malta, Buttigieg is primarily classified as a surname (last name). It 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

"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."

Type of Name: Last Name
Origin: Maltese
Meaning: "Owner Of The Chickens"


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Pronunciation of Buttigieg in Malta

In Malta, Buttigieg is primarily classified as a surname (last name). It is pronounced as

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".

"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."

Type of Name: Last Name
Origin: Maltese
Meaning: "Owner Of The Chickens"


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Pronunciation of Buttigieg in booty judge

The pronunciation of Buttigieg is

BOOTY JUDGE

Type of Name: Booty Judge
Origin: Malta
Other spelling(s): Booty Judge
Meaning: Lord Of The Poultry


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Pronunciation of Buttigieg

Here is how Buttigieg is pronounced

Boota-judge


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Pronunciation of Buttigieg in the US

The American pronunciation of Buttigieg, specifically in California, US, is 

   Slow



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Pronunciation of Buttigieg in booty judge

The pronunciation of Buttigieg is

booty judge

Type of Name: Booty Judge
Origin: Malta
Other spelling(s): Booty Judge
Meaning: Lord Of The Poultry


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Pronunciation of Buttigieg

Here is how Buttigieg is pronounced

BUT- i- gig (short i as in ‘pig)


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Pronunciation of Buttigieg

Here is how Buttigieg is pronounced

but ti gieg


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Pronunciation of Buttigieg

Here is how Buttigieg is pronounced

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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