Bougie

See also: bougie

English

Etymology

Probably of French origin.

Proper noun

Bougie (countable and uncountable, plural Bougies)

1. A surname from French.
2. Former name of Béjaïa, Algeria.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bougie is the 38640^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 572 individuals. Bougie is most common among White (95.45%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bougie”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 204.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from French bougie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuʒi/

Noun

Bougie f (plural Bougien)

1. spark plug