Hindi

Nag-iistar ako sa Brgy. Hindi sa Bacacay, Albay.
I lived in Brgy. Hindi in Bacacay, Albay.

a barangay in Bacacay, Albay in the Philippines.

Hindi an pambanwang tataramon kan Indiya.

Hindi is the national language of India.


Barcelona

Borrowed from Spanish Barcelona, originally from Catalan Barcelona.

Barcelona (the capital city of Catalonia, Spain)

Barcelona (a province of Catalonia, Spain)

Barcelona (a municipality of the province of Sorsogon, Philippines)


Miyerkules

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Miyérkules (Basahan spelling ᜋᜒᜌᜒᜍ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔)


Sabado

Borrowed from Spanish sábado (“Sabbath, Saturday”).


Setyembre

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Setyembre (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜆ᜔ᜌᜒᜋ᜔ᜊ᜔ᜍᜒ)


Nobyembre

bcl-proper noun

Nobyémbre (Basahan spelling ᜈᜓᜊ᜔ᜌᜒᜋ᜔ᜊ᜔ᜍᜒ)


Disyembre

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Disyémbre (Basahan spelling ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜋ᜔ᜊ᜔ᜍᜒ)


Karl

a male given name from the Germanic languages


Aurora

[ʔaʊ̯ˈɾo.ɾa]

Borrowed from Spanish Aurora, from Latin Aurōra. The placenames were named after First Lady Aurora Quezon, the wife of Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines.

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a female given name from Spanish [in turn from Latin]

A province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines; named for First Lady Aurora Quezon. Capital: Baler.

A locale in the Philippines.
A town in Isabela.

Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga del Sur#English

A town in Zamboanga del Sur; named for Aurora Quezon.


Pasko

Derived from Spanish pascua (short form of Spanish Pascua de Navidad)

Kan Pasko, nagduman kami saindo.


Garcia

From Spanish García, possibly of Basque origin. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a common surname from Spanish [in turn originating as a patronymic], equivalent to Spanish García


Castilla

a municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines


Javier

Borrowed from Spanish Javier, from Basque etxeberria (“the new house”).

a male given name from Spanish [in turn from Basque]


Miyerkoles

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miyérkoles (Basahan spelling ᜋᜒᜌᜒᜍ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔)


Septiyembre

Septiyembre (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜉ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜒᜋ᜔ᜊ᜔ᜍᜒ)


Bacon

a district of Sorsogon City, Philippines.


Romero

From Spanish Romero, from Late Latin Rōmaeus, adapted to the suffix -ero; from Byzantine Greek ῥωμαῖος (rhōmaîos, literally “Roman”), name used in the Byzantine Empire for Westerners who crossed to the east on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and on to Rome.
Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

der

a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Romero, prevalent in Camarines Sur and western Albay, esp. around the municipality of Oas


Vargas

From Spanish Vargas, from varga. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, common in Camarines Sur and Catanduanes


Mendoza

From Spanish Mendoza, from Basque Mendoza.
Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]


Aguilar

From Spanish Aguilar. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Aguilar, common in Camarines Sur and Albay


Villanueva

From Spanish Villanueva. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Villanueva


Solano

From Spanish Solano. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Camacho

From Spanish Camacho. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Camacho, common in Catanduanes and Camarines Sur


Bato

A municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines.


Diaz

From Spanish Díaz. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish [in turn originating as a patronymic], equivalent to Spanish Díaz, mostly concentrated in Camarines Sur


Rodriguez

Borrowed from Spanish Rodriguez. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Serrano

From Spanish Serrano. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos. In Albay, the surname originate and is most common around the towns of Polangui and Libon, where most surnames begin with S.

a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Serrano, common in Albay and Camarines Sur


Barbacena

From earlier Barbasena, came to be written with C due to seseo and eventually displacing the former. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Barbasena.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname, common in Albay (esp. Tabaco)


Balaguer

From Catalan Balaguer, from Andalusian Arabic بلغي (“Balàghey”).
Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Catalan [in turn transferred from the place name], common in Albay (especially Tabaco)


Hupiter

Borrowed from Spanish Júpiter (“Jupiter”).


San Miguel

One of the islands of An island chain in Albay, Philippines.


Esquivel

From Spanish Esquivel, from Basque Ezkibel. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], mostly found in Albay


Prieto

From Spanish Prieto. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Salcedo

From Spanish Salcedo. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, common in Camarines Sur


Tamayo

Borrowed from Spanish Tamayo, from Basque.


Tolentino

From Spanish, after St. Nicholas of Tolentino (San Nicolás de Tolentino), from Tolentino in Italy.


Melgar

From Spanish Melgar. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, mostly found in Albay (esp. Legazpi)


Carillo

From Spanish Carillo. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Balbuena

From Spanish Balbuena. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Villafuerte

Villafuerte political family of Camarines Sur
Migz Villafuerte, Governor of Camarines Sur

a surname from Spanish, most associated with the:


Ancheta

Borrowed from Spanish Ancheta, from Basque.


Legaspi

Variant of Legazpi. Borrowed from Spanish Legazpi, from Basque Legazpi. The placename is
named after Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi, the first Governor-General of the Philippines.

named-after

Legazpi (a city, the provincial capital of Albay, Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines)


Bermejo

From Spanish Bermejo, from bermejo, originally adopted as a nickname for a red-haired man. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the nickname], mostly found in Camarines Sur


Calleja

From Spanish Calleja. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Basco

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos
José Basco y Vargas

From Spanish Basco.
* (provincial capital of Batanes): Named after Spanish governor-general José Basco y Vargas
* (surname): Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

Basco (a municipality, the capital of Batanes, Cagayan Valley, Philippines)

a surname from Spanish, mostly concentrated in Albay (Tabaco and Tiwi in particular)


Villafranca

bcl-proper noun

Villafranca (Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜉ᜔ᜍᜅ᜔ᜃ)

From Spanish Villafranca, from Catalan Vilafranca. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, common in Camarines Norte


Andaya

a surname from Basque, the 224th most common surname in the Philippines


Barcenas

From Spanish Bárcenas. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Lanuza

From Spanish Lanuza. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the place name], common in Sorsogon and Camarines Sur


Pili

Pili (a municipality, the capital of Camarines Sur, Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines)


Bula

A municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines.


Añonuevo

From Spanish año nuevo. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, most common in Albay


Zulueta

Borrowed from Spanish Zulueta, from Basque.


Legazpi

Borrowed from Spanish Legazpi, from Basque Legazpi.
Named after Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi, the first Governor-General of the Philippines.


Albay

Borrowed from Spanish Albay, as in al (“the”) + baye (“bay”), or in longer variant names, La Baye la baye ("The Bay of Baye" or Bay la Bay ("Bay of Bay") as in Olivier van Noort's 1602 Map of La Baye la baye (Albay), where the first baye or bay is an old variant spelling of Spanish bahía (“bay (geographical feature)”), but the second baye or bay refers to its previous derivation from Spanish Al Baybay, which itself came from Spanish al (“the”) + Bikol Central baybay (“shore”), where finally, it was simplified or shortened to just its present form to do away with any confusion. The name originally referred to the coastal settlement of Sawangan, now the port district of Legazpi City. In April 3, 1574, the place used to also be called “Baybayon”, which became an encomienda assigned by Philippine Governor-General Guido de Lavezaris to Juan Guerra. In time, the name was also later applied to the province over which the town of Albay (now Legazpi City) served as the capital.

cog

A province of the Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Legazpi

Albay
Guido de Lavezaris
Legazpi, Albay
Olivier van Noort


Barrameda

From Spanish Barrameda. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Collantes

From Spanish Collantes. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Collantes: a surname from Spanish, mostly concentrated in Camarines Sur and Albay


Alzaga

From Spanish Alzaga, from Basque Altzaga. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Garalde

From Basque Garalde or Garralde.
Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Garralde; spelling later changed due to difficulty distinguishing trilled and flapped R, eventually displacing original.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Basque, common in Sorsogon


Garchitorena

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Garchitoréna (Basahan spelling ᜄᜍ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜆᜓᜍᜒᜈ)


Peñaflor

From Spanish Peñaflor. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, common in Albay and Camarines Sur


Orendain

From Spanish Orendáin, from Basque Orendain. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], common in Camarines Norte


Millares

From Spanish Millares. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, common in Albay (esp. Legazpi)


Bulan

a municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines.


Manlangit

From man- + langit. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Bikol Central, common in Catanduanes and Camarines Sur


Quiñones

From Spanish Quiñones. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Quiñones, common in Camarines Sur and Camarines Norte


Bolaños

From Spanish Bolaños. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, common in Albay (especially Tabaco)


Llanera

From Spanish Llanera, from llanera. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, mostly found in Albay


Fuentebella

Fuéntebélla (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜁᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)

Fuentebella family, one of the dominant political families in Camarines Sur


Balaoro

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname, mostly concentrated in Sorsogon and Albay


Taduran

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Ibasco

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Ybasco; spelling later changed following reforms in Spanish orthography.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname, common in Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur


Magallanes

From Spanish Magallanes, from Portuguese Magalhães.
The places are named after Ferdinand Magellan (Spanish: Fernando de Magallanes).

Agusan del Norte
Agusan del Norte#English

Several municipalities in the Philippines

A municipality of Agusan del Norte, Philippines


Manaog

From manaog. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Bikol Central, common in Camarines Sur


Catimbang

From ka- + timbang. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Nuñez

From Spanish Núñez, from Nuño+-ez. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Núñez, common in Albay


Burias

one of the three major islands of the province of Masbate


Masbate

Masbate Province (a province of the Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Masbate City)

Masbate Island (an island in Luzon, Philippines), which is the largest of three in its province with the other two being Ticao island and Burias island

Masbate City (a city, the provincial capital of Masbate, Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines)


Sorsogon

Sorsogon Province (a province of the Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Sorsogon City)

Sorsogon City (a city, the provincial capital of Sorsogon, Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines)


Camaligan

A municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines.


Sogod

a barangay in Bacacay, Albay in the Philippines.


Naga

a component city in the province of Cebu, Philippines.

an independent component city in Bicol Region geographically located in the province of Camarines Sur


Camarines Sur

bcl-proper noun

Camarínes Súr (Basahan spelling ᜃᜋᜍᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔ ᜐᜓᜍ᜔)

From Spanish Camarines Sur, from camarines + sur.

A province of the Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Pili. Largest city: Naga


Bonaobra

a surname, most common in Albay (esp. Tabaco)


Camarines Norte

Camarines Norte (Basahan spelling ᜃᜋᜍᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔ ᜈᜓᜍ᜔ᜆᜒ)

From Spanish Camarines Norte, from camarines + norte.

A province of the Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Daet


Batan

One of the islands of An island chain in Albay, Philippines.


Catanduanes

Catanduánes (Basahan spelling ᜃᜆᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜀᜈᜒᜐ᜔)

Catanduanes (a province of the Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines)

Catanduanes (an island in Luzon, Philippines, situated to the east of the Bicol Peninsula)


Badong

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos


Tabaco

a component city in the province of Albay, Philippines.


Malilipot

a municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines.


Ticao

one of the three major islands of the province of Masbate


Basallote

From Spanish Basallote. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


aldaw nin pagkamoot

Saint Valentine's Day
Saint Valentine's Day


Aldaw nin Katalingkasan

Independence Day, June 12, a national holiday in the Philippines


Dyos

Borrowed from Spanish Dios, from Latin Deus.


Bulkan Mayon

bcl-proper noun

Bulkan Mayon (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔ ᜋᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

Mount Mayon (The most active volcano in the Philippines, located in Albay province and known for its almost perfect cone shape)


Iriga

Iriga (a city in Camarines Sur, Philippines)


Siruma

From the adjective masirum (“infested with ants”).


Handyong

the second hero of the trilogy of Ibalong, Bicolano folk epic fragment. The first being Baltog and after Handyong came Bantong.


Baltog

the first hero of the trilogy of Ibalong, Bicolano folk epic fragment. The first being Baltog and after Handyong came Bantong.


Bantong

the last hero of the trilogy of Ibalong, Bicolano folk epic fragment. The first being Baltog and after Handyong came Bantong.


Ama Niamo

From the incipit of the Bikol Central translation of the Lord's Prayer. Literally, “Our Father”.


Bagong Tipan

an Bagong Tipán (Basahan spelling ᜊᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜆᜒᜉᜈ᜔)


Lumang Tipan

an Lúmang Tipán (Basahan spelling ᜎᜓᜋᜅ᜔ ᜆᜒᜉᜈ᜔)


Setiyembre

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Setiyémbre (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜆᜒᜌᜒᜋ᜔ᜊ᜔ᜍᜒ)


Magdaraog

From magdaraog. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Estipona

Originally Spanish Estepona, after the town in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos; spelling later changed to Estipona due to /e ~ i/ allophony.

a surname from Spanish, mostly found in Sorsogon


Dechavez

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos. Compare Tagalog de Chavez, which was reanalyzed as de + Chávez through rebracketing.

a surname from Spanish, mostly found in Sorsogon City


Cadag

a surname, mostly found in Sorsogon and Camarines Sur


Bataller

From Catalan Bataller, surname originating in Valencia, Spain. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Catalan, common in Albay (especially Tabaco)


Marcaida

From Spanish Marcaida. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, common in Camarines Sur and Albay


Ibarreta

From Basque Ibarreta. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Ybarreta.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Basque, common in Camarines Sur