Negros

From Spanish Negros, from negro, negros, after the indigenous Negrito population of the island.


Espanya

From Spanish España, from Latin Hispānia.

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)


Cadiz

Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental#English

Cadiz (a city in Negros Occidental, Philippines)


Escalante

A city in Negros Occidental, Philippines


Valderrama

Named after Manuel Blanco Valderrama, acting Spanish governor-general of the Philippines within 1874


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

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

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


Roxas

From archaic form of Spanish Rojas, introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos (which was written when X was also used for Spanish /x/).
The places in the Philippines are named after Pres. Manuel Roxas, the fifth president of the Philippines.

Roxas (a city, the provincial capital of Capiz, Western Visayas, Philippines)

Oriental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro#English

Roxas (a municipality of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines)


Katsila

Ultimately from Latin castella (“little forts, castles”), plural diminutive of castrum (“fort”). See cognate Tagalog Kastila.


Bacolod

Borrowed from Spanish Bacólod, ultimately from Hiligaynon bakolod (“hill”). Compare Kapampangan Bacolor and Tagalog Bacoor.

Bacolod (a city, the provincial capital of Negros Occidental, Western Visayas, Philippines)


Kabankalan

Kabankalan (a city in Negros Occidental, Philippines)


Cotabato

From Spanish Cotabato, from Maguindanao Kutawatu, from kuta (“fort”) + watu (“stone”).

Cotabato (a province of Soccsksargen, Mindanao, Philippines; capital and largest city: Kidapawan)


Pototan

Pototan (a municipality of Iloilo, Philippines)


Miag-ao

Miagao (a municipality of Iloilo, Philippines)


Sofronio Española

Borrowed from Spanish Sofronio Española, from Sofronio + española, named after Sofronio Española, a former house representative from Palawan.

Sofronio Española (a municipality of Palawan, Philippines)


Himamaylan

Himamaylan (a city in Negros Occidental, Philippines)


Binalbagan

Binalbagan (a municipality of Negros Occidental, Philippines)


Dumangas

Dumangas (a municipality of Iloilo, Philippines)


Hinigaran

Hinigaran (a municipality of Negros Occidental, Philippines)


Hinoba-an

Hinoba-an (a municipality of Negros Occidental, Philippines)


Manapla

Manapla (a municipality of Negros Occidental, Philippines)


Sagay

Sagay (a city in Negros Occidental, Philippines)


Koronadal

From Maguindanao Koronadal, from Koronadal Blaan.

Koronadal (a city, the provincial capital of South Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Mindanao, Philippines)


Midsayap

Midsayap (canonical)
Midsayáp (canonical)

Midsayap (a municipality of North Cotabato, Philippines)