Submitted Surname Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
6/20/2020, 10:42 PM	HL
3/30/2020, 10:33 AM	Mike C
3/12/2018, 5:12 PM	HL
3/20/2017, 6:13 PM	HL

Name Bouteflika

Type Surname (from nickname)

Usage Arabic (Maghrebi)

Scripts بوتفليقة(Arabic)

Pronounced Pron. boo-teh-flee-KA(Arabic) BOO-TEH-FLEE-KA(French)

Edit Status Status 2a. listed usages are verified

Meaning & History

Possibly means "one who makes things explode" in Algerian Arabic. A famous bearer is Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1937-), who served as president of Algeria from 1999 to 2019.

Added 3/20/2017 by HL