EzraS wrote:
Buttigieg is a Maltese surname, derived from Sicilian Arabic meaning chicken owner or poulterer (literally, "father of chickens").
https://books.google.de/books?id=0AyDDQAAQBAJI wonder what Sanders means then? As in Bernie Sanders uncle, Colonel Sanders.
wikipedia wrote:
"Sanders" is a patronymic name, meaning son of Alexander. The name derives from the abbreviation xander, with Alexander deriving from the Greek "Ἀλέξανδρος" (Aléxandros), meaning "Defender of the people".
Whatever one thinks of Sanders, the name is certainly in line with his rhetoric.
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