Bugatti

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbjuːˈɡæti/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian Bugatti.

Proper noun

Bugatti (plural Bugattis)

1. A surname from Italian.

Translations

surname

• French: Bugatti (fr)
• Italian: Bugatti

Etymology 2

Bugatti Veyron 16.4

From French Bugatti. Named after the company’s founder, Ettore Bugatti.

Proper noun

Bugatti

1. A French motor car manufacturer, a subsidiary of Volkswagen.
   • 2024 June 20, Peter Valdes-Dapena, “Bugatti’s new car is a $4 million, 1,800 horsepower hybrid”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Not only is the industry headed in that direction, but in 2021 Bugatti was spun off from Volkswagen Group and merged with Rimac, the Croatian company that makes the all-electric Rimac Nevera supercar.

Noun

Bugatti (plural Bugattis)

1. A motor car manufactured by this company.
   • 2020 July 25, Peter Valdes-Dapena, “Bugatti is selling a $35,000 electric car for kids”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     Bugatti and the London-based Little Car Company have teamed up to make 500 miniature electric Bugattis for kids – and now a few of them have just become available to buy.

   • 2021 April 1, Peter Valdes-Dapena, “Sales of Bentleys and Lamborghinis are booming because rich people are bored”, in CNN‎^[3]:

     “I’ve been in this business 40 years and I’ve never seen it like this,” said Brian Miller, president of Manhattan Motors, a high-end dealership that sells Bentleys, Lamborghinis and Bugattis, among other ultra-luxury brands.

Derived terms

• what color is your Bugatti

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Bugatti.

Proper noun

Bugatti ?

1. a surname, Bugatti, from Italian

Descendants

• English: Bugatti

Italian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Bugatti m or f by sense

1. a surname

Descendants

• → English: Bugatti
• → French: Bugatti

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025