Gonzales

Borrowed from Spanish Gonzales, spelling variant of González. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos. Doublet of Gonzalez, the less prevalent spelling.
The barangay in Tanauan, Batangas is named after Nicolas Gonzales, governor of Batangas from 1916 to 1919.

a barangay of Tanauan, Batangas, Philippines


Trixie

Borrowed from English Trixie, diminutive form of Beatrice/Beatrix.

a diminutive of the female given names Beatrix or Beatrice, from English


Fukushima

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 福島 (Fukushima).


Bretanya

[bɾɛˈt̪aː.ɲɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish Bretaña and Spanish Gran Bretaña.

Brittany (a cultural region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France)

administrative region
administrative region

Brittany (an administrative region of northwest France, including most of the historic region of Brittany)

(loosely) Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland)

Britain (great Britain, a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales; especially (but not exclusively) during antiquity)

alternative spelling of Britanya:
(loosely) the British Isles

alternative spelling of Britanya:
the British Isles

alternative spelling of Britanya:
(historical) the British Empire

alternative spelling of Britanya:
the British Empire


Salinas

Borrowed from Spanish Salinas, from salina, salinas. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Spanish, mostly found in Cavite

Two connected barangays in Bacoor, Cavite, Philippines (see Salinas I and Salinas II)


Andres

[ʔɐn̪ˈd̪ɾɛs]

Borrowed from Spanish Andrés, from Latin Andreās, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas).

a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Andrew


Nueva Segovia

tl-proper noun

Nueva Segovia (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜏᜒᜊ ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜊ᜔ᜌ)

ᜈᜓᜏᜒᜊ ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜊ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)

former name of Lal-lo, a municipality of Cagayan, Philippines


Arevalo

[ʔɐˌɾɛː.vɐˈlo]

[ʔɐˌɾɛː.bɐˈlo]


Breslavia

Breslavia (Baybayin spelling ᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜎᜊ᜔ᜌ)

ᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜎᜊ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)


Renato

a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English René


Felicidad

Felicidád (canonical)
ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜐᜒᜇᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


Awstralya

Awstralya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜎ᜔ᜌ)

ᜀᜏ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜎ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)
Australia (alternative)
Australya (alternative dated)

1980, Teodoro A. Agoncillo Ang Pilipinas at Ang Mga Pilipino: Noon at Ngayon, R.P. Garcia Pub.
Sa utos ng Pangulong Roosevelt, sina Quezon ay umalis sa Korehidor noong ika-20 ng Pebrero, 1942 at pinapunta nang lihim na lihim sa Awstralya upang dito kumuha ng bapor na magdadala sa kanila sa Estados Unidos.

Under the orders of President Roosevelt, Quezon left Corregidor on the 20th of February 1942 and was told to secretly go to Australia in order to board a ship there bringing them to the United States.

Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire)


Bulgarya

ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜄᜇ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)
Bulgaria (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish Bulgaria (“Bulgaria”).

bor+

Pagkatapos ng Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig, ang mga layuning ito ay isinanib sa mga kasunduan sa pakikipamayapa na nilagdaan noong 1947 ng Estados Unidos, Unyon Sobyet, at ibang magkakaanib na bansa sa isang dako at ng Rumanya, Bulgarya, Ungriya, at Pinlandiya. Nakapaloob sa mga kasunduang ito ang mga tadhanang nagkakaloob ng batayang karapatan at kalayaan sa mga mamamayan ng mga bansang ito.

1949, Sa kapakanaan ng kapayapaan at kaunlarang pandaigdig:

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Bulgaria (a country in Southeast Europe)


Indya

[ˈʔin̪.d͡ʒɐ]

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of Indiya.


Kang

Borrowed from Hokkien 江 (Kang) or 康 (Khang).


Cayetano

Borrowed from Spanish Cayetano, a male given name from the Latin Caiētānus (“inhabitant of Gaeta”), re-Latinized from Italian Gaetano.


Sanskrito

tl-proper noun

Sanskrito or Sánskritó (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜆᜓ)

Sanskrito (canonical)
Sánskritó (canonical)
ᜐᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜆᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish sánscrito (“Sanskrit”).


Matsumoto

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 松本 (Matsumoto).


Cortes

Borrowed from Spanish Cortés, descriptive surname from cortés (“polite”). Compare Cortez, from a variant spelling, by analogy with surnames ending with -ez (patronymic suffix).
For the municipality (formerly named Pamingwitan), multiple theories exist:
* Named after Cortés, a village in Navarre, Spain
* Named in honor of Hernán Cortés, conqueror of the Aztec Empire.
* From cortésimo.


Turkiya

[t̪ʊɾˈkiː.ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish Turquía (“Türkiye”).

Southeastern Europe
Southeastern Europe#English

Turkey (a country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in western Asia)


Casanova

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Catalan]


Bugarin

[bʊ.ɣɐˈɾɪn̪]


Barein

Bahrain (an archipelago, island, and country in Western Asia, in the Persian Gulf)


Maan

Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette#Tagalog

a diminutive of the female given names Maria Ana, Maria Angela, Maria Angelica, Mary Ann, or Marie Antoinette


Hesus

Hesús (canonical)
ᜑᜒᜐᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
Hisus (alternative obsolete)
Jesus (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish Jesús (“Jesus”), from Latin Iēsūs, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), from Hebrew ישוע (yēšūaʿ). Doublet of Sisos.


Nakamura

Borrowed from Japanese 中村 (Nakamura) or 仲村 (Nakamura).


Shimabukuro

tl-proper noun

Shimabukuro (Baybayin spelling ᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜋᜊᜓᜃᜓᜇᜓ)

ᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜋᜊᜓᜃᜓᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 島袋 (Shimabukuro).


Fujiwara

[fʊ.d͡ʒɪˈwaː.ɾɐ]

[pʊ.d͡ʒɪˈwaː.ɾɐ]

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 藤原 (Fujiwara).


Fujihara

[fʊ.d͡ʒɪˈhaː.ɾɐ]

[pʊ.d͡ʒɪˈhaː.ɾɐ]

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 藤原 (Fujihara).


Takahashi

A transliteration of the Japanese surname 高橋 (Takahashi)


Tsile

...na Kastila naman ang wikang ginagamit sa ibang mga bansang tulad ng Venezuela, Colombia, Ekuwador, Peru, Tsile, Bolibya, Paragway, Urugway, at Argentina. Katulad ng ating bansang Pilipinas, sinakop din ng mga Kastila ang mga bansang nabanggit.

1980, Yem klamangen benwu tekuy, Summer Institute of Linguistics:


Zamboanga

Borrowed from Spanish Zamboanga, from Central Sama Samboangan (“mooring place”) from samboang (“mooring pole”) + -an (“place marker suffix”), as attested in the Velarde Map (1734). A popular folk etymology may also attribute it to either Indonesian jambangan (“flower garden”) or Malay jambangan (“flower garden”) or Tausug jambangan (“flower garden”) from jambang (“flower pot”) + -an (“place marker suffix”), but this name has never been attested in any historical records prior to the 1960s with the place being attested usually instead as "Samboangan".

suffix

Zamboanga Peninsula
Zamboanga Peninsula#English

Zamboanga City (a city in Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao, Philippines)

Zamboanga Peninsula
w:Zamboanga Peninsula

Zamboanga Peninsula (an administrative region of Mindanao, Philippines)

Zamboanga peninsula
w:Zamboanga peninsula

Zamboanga peninsula (a peninsula in Mindanao, Philippines)

Province of Zamboanga
w:Zamboanga (province)

Province of Zamboanga (a former province of Mindanao, Philippines)


Muzon

San Jose del Monte
San Jose del Monte#English

a former barangay in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, Philippines

a barangay of Taytay, Rizal, Philippines

a barangay of Malabon, Metro Manila, Philippines

a barangay of San Luis, Batangas, Philippines


Ferrer

Borrowed from Spanish Ferrer, from Catalan Ferrer.


Deang

Borrowed from Hokkien 梁 (Liâng), pronounced with [l̪] initial.


Menorca

Borrowed from Spanish Menorca, after the name of Minorca (one the Balearic Islands), from Late Latin Minorca, Minorica, from Latin Balearis Minor.


Atlantiko

tl-proper noun

Atlántikó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜃᜓ)

Atlántikó (canonical)
ᜀᜆ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜃᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish atlántico, from Latin ātlanticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀτλαντικός (Atlantikós, “Atlantean, of Atlas”).


Mediteraneo

tl-proper noun

Mediteráneó (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜇᜒᜆᜒᜇᜈᜒᜌᜓ)

Mediteráneó (canonical)
ᜋᜒᜇᜒᜆᜒᜇᜈᜒᜌᜓ (Baybayin)

[mɛ.d̪ɪ.t̪ɛˌɾaː.n̪ɛˈo]

Borrowed from Spanish mediterráneo, from Latin mediterrāneus.

Dagat Mediteraneo
Dagat Mediteraneo#Tagalog

ellipsis of Dagat Mediteraneo: Mediterranean Sea


Fidel

Borrowed from Spanish Fidel, from Latin Fidelis, from fidelis (“faithful”).


Feliciano

Borrowed from Spanish Feliciano, from Latin Felicianus, a patronymic form of Felix.

a surname from Spanish deriving from the given name


Pascual

Borrowed from Spanish Pascual, from Late Latin pāscuālis.


BMP

[ˌbɪ ʔɛm ˈpɪ]

Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino
w:Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino

initialism of Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino


Segovia

a surname from Spanish deriving from the city and province in Spain


Sosa

Borrowed from Spanish Sosa, from Portuguese Sousa.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Portuguese]


Romero

Borrowed 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


Torres

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

a common surname from Spanish, common in Metro Manila and surrounding provinces (Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal


Navarro

Borrowed from Spanish Navarro from navarro, demonym of Navarra, from Basque Nafarroa.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]


Ramos

Borrowed from Spanish Ramos, from ramos, plural of ramo (“branch”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Fidel Valdez Ramos

Fidel Ramos (11th President of the Philippines)

a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Ramos

Ramos (a municipality of Tarlac, Philippines)


Vargas

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

a surname from Spanish, common in Metro Manila, Cavite, Quezon, Rizal and Laguna


Mendoza

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

5th commonest
Appendix:Filipino surnames (1-1000)

Oriental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro#English

a common surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], equivalent to Spanish Mendoza, the 5th commonest in the Philippines, widespread across the Tagalog-speaking regions, but most widely concentrated in Batangas, Quezon and Oriental Mindoro provinces


Muñoz

Muñoz (a city in Nueva Ecija, Philippines)

a surname from Spanish [in turn originating as a patronymic]


Contreras

tl-proper noun

Contreras (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜇᜐ᜔)

ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜇᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[kon̪ˈt̪ɾɛː.ɾɐs]

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

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Spanish, principally found in Batangas, Bulacan and Quezon


Castillo

Borrowed from Spanish Castillo, from castillo. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Castillo, common in the Philippines, widespread across Tagalog-speaking areas but most concentrated around Metro Manila, Batangas, Laguna, Bulacan and Cavite.

a barangay of Padre Garcia, Batangas, Philippines


Reyes

Borrowed from Spanish Reyes, from reyes, plural of rey (“king”).


Zapatero

Borrowed from Spanish Zapatero, from zapatero.


Aguilar

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos
Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León

Borrowed from Spanish Aguilar.
* (surname): Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
* (municipality): Named after Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León, 56th Governor-General of the Philippines.

a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Aguilar, common in Metro Manila, Cavite and Nueva Ecija

Aguilar (a municipality of Pangasinan, Philippines)


Bustamante

tl-proper noun

Bustamante (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

ᜊᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish, derived from the town in Cantabria, Spain.

Bustamante: a surname from Spanish, notably borne by:

Francisco "Django" Bustamante, Filipino billiard player


Flores

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


Ortega

[ʔoɾˈt̪ɛː.ɣɐ]

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

a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Ortega, most concentrated in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite and Batangas


Villalobos

Villalobos (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜎᜓᜊᜓᜐ᜔)

ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜎᜓᜊᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

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

a surname from Spanish, common in Batangas


Villanueva

Villanueva (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈᜓᜏᜒᜊ)

ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈᜓᜏᜒᜊ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Villanueva.
* (surname): Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
* (municipality): Named after a Mexican general with the surname (full name unknown).

Misamis Oriental
Misamis Oriental#English

Villanueva (a municipality of Misamis Oriental, Philippines)


Blanco

Borrowed from Spanish Blanco, from blanco (“white”), originally a nickname for a light-skinned man. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the nickname], common in Metro Manila, Rizal and Cavite


Espinosa

ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜈᜓᜐ (Baybayin)
Espinoza (alternative)


Fuentes

ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

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

a surname from Spanish, common in Metro Manila, Cavite and Rizal


Ochoa

Borrowed from Spanish Ochoa, from Basque Otxoa, from otso (“wolf”). Old surname originating in the Basque Country.
Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], equivalent to Spanish Ochoa, mostly concentrated in Metro Manila and Laguna


Kenji

Kenji or Kenjì (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒ)

Kenji (canonical)
Kenjì (canonical)
ᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒ (Baybayin)

[ˈkɛn̪.d͡ʒɪ]

[ˈkɛn̪.d͡ʒɪʔ]

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese けんじ (Kenji).


Hong

Borrowed from Mandarin 洪 (Hóng). Doublet of Ang and Hung.

a Chinese Filipino surname from Mandarin


Hisashi

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese ひさし (Hisashi).


Zenaida

[zɛˈn̪aɪ̯.d̪ɐ]

[sɛˈn̪aɪ̯.d̪ɐ]


Midori

[mɪˈd̪oː.ɾɪ]


Magno

Borrowed from Spanish Magno, from magno (“great”), from Latin magnus.

a surname from Spanish, notably borne by


Cadiz

Borrowed from Spanish Cádiz. The city in Negros Occidental is named after the city in Andalusia, Spain.

Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental#English

Cadiz (a city in Negros Occidental, Philippines)

Cadiz (a city, the provincial capital of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain)


Wee

Borrowed from English Wee, from Hokkien 黃 /黄 (Ûiⁿ) or 魏 (Gūi). Doublet of Ng, Uy, Wong, Hwang, and Huang.


Ma

a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese


Isa

ᜁᜐ (Baybayin)
Iesa (alternative)
Issa (alternative)

Borrowed from Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā). Compare Tausug Īsa and Malay Isa.


Bong

From Spanish Bonito + -ng. Spanish bonito is a diminutive of Spanish bueno (“good”).

a diminutive of the male given names Bonito or Bonifacio


Tunay

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Laguna and Palawan


Mahoma

Borrowed from Spanish Mahoma, from Andalusian Arabic مَحُمَّدْ (“Maḥummad”), ultimately deriving from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad, “praised, commendable, laudable”).


Zhang

Borrowed from Mandarin 張 /张 (Zhāng). Doublet of Tiu.


Henson

Possibly from Hokkien 玄孫 /玄孙 (hiân-sun, “great-great-grandson (in a male lineage)”), via Spanish Henson. Compare Tagalog Guanzon.

a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry


Ama

(Christianity) Father (God, the father of Creation)

sa ngalan ng Ama, ng Anak, at ng Espiritu Santo

in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit

(Christianity) ellipsis of Diyos Ama: God the Father


Manny

Borrowed from English Manny, clipping of Emmanuel or Manfred.

a diminutive of the male given names Emmanuel or Manfred.


Santos

Borrowed from Spanish santos (“saints”) (plural of santo).

a Christian surname from Spanish, commonly adopted by early Christian Filipinos


Quintos

Borrowed from Spanish, from quintos (plural of quinto).


Belmonte

ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

Feliciano Belmonte Jr., Representative of the Fourth District of Quezon City.

a surname from Spanish, most notably borne by:


Solano

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos
Governor General of the Philippines

Borrowed from Spanish Solano.
* (municipality): Named after Ramón María Solano y Llanderal, 1860 Spanish Governor General of the Philippines.
* (surname): Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

named-after

Solano (a municipality of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines)


BBM

[ˌbɪ ˌbɪ ˈʔɛm]


Gapo

(slang) Olongapo (a city in Zambales province, Philippines)


Carlito

a diminutive of the male given name Carlos, from Spanish, equivalent to English Charlie


Tung

From Cantonese 董 (Dung²) or Hokkien 唐 (Tn̂g), via English Tung.


Zamora

Borrowed from Spanish Zamora, after the province in Spain.

Jacinto Zamora y del Rosario (1835-1872), Filipino priest, a member of the Gomburza, executed in 1872


Burgos

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos
José Burgos

Borrowed from Spanish Burgos, from burgo.
* (surname): Spanish toponymic name. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
* (municipalities in Ilocos Sur and La Union): Named after José Burgos, Filipino priest of the Gomburza movement.

sense

a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Burgos, particularly widespread in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Laguna and Cavite

several municipalities in the Philippines

Burgos (a municipality of Ilocos Norte, Philippines)

Burgos (a municipality of La Union, Philippines)

Burgos (a municipality of Isabela, Philippines)

Castile and León
Castile and León#English

Burgos (a city in Castile and León, Spain)


Salazar

Borrowed from Spanish, from sala (“hall”) + Basque zahar (“old”).


Tate

United States (a country in North America)


Arroyo

a surname from Spanish, most notably borne by:

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, 14th President of the Philippines


Mitch

Borrowed from English Mitch, clipping of Mitchell.


Camacho

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

a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Camacho, mostly concentrated in Metro Manila, Cavite, Rizal, Quezon and Laguna


Chang

From Cantonese 曾 (Zang¹), via English Chang. Doublet of Chan.

a Chinese Filipino surname from English [in turn from Cantonese]


Estrada

[ʔɛsˈt̪ɾaː.d̪ɐ]


Sanchez

Borrowed from Spanish Sánchez, from Sancho + -ez. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a common surname from Spanish [in turn originating as a patronymic], equivalent to Spanish Sánchez, most widespread in Metro Manila, Bulacan and Laguna


Yang

Borrowed from Mandarin 楊 /杨 (yáng). Doublet of Yu, Young, and Yung.


Hashimoto

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 橋本 (Hashimoto).


Ramirez

[ɾɐˈmiː.ɾɛs]

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

Ramirez, Ramírez: a common surname from Spanish


Maynila

Maynilà (canonical)
ᜋᜌ᜔ᜈᜒᜎ (Baybayin)
Meynila (alternative archaic)
Manila (alternative informal)

→ Kapampangan: Menila

desctree

→ Spanish: Manila
→ Cantonese: 馬尼拉 /马尼拉 (maa⁵ nei⁴ laai¹)
⇒ Chamorro: cha'kan manila, chotdan Manila
→ English: Manila
→ Korean: 마닐라 (manilla)
→ French: Manille
→ Hokkien: 馬尼拉 /马尼拉 (Má-nî-la), 岷里拉 (Bîn-lí-la), 岷尼拉 (Bîn-nî-la)
→ Ibaloi: Manida
→ Japanese: マニラ (Manira)
→ Mandarin: 馬尼拉 /马尼拉 (Mǎnílā)
→ Tagalog: Manila

From may- (“there is”) + nila (“true indigo”), where nila is derived from Sanskrit नील (nīla, “indigo”). The name Maynilà is more likely in reference to the abundance of indigo-yielding plants growing in the area surrounding the settlement, rather than Maynilà being known as a settlement that trades in indigo dye, as the settlement was founded several hundred years before indigo dye extraction became an important economic activity in the area in the 18th century.
See also Pangasinan Ibali, an archaic name for Manila.

prefix

Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila

Manila (the national capital of the Philippines; the regional capital of Metro Manila)


Orense

[ʔoˈɾɛn̪.sɛ]

Borrowed from Spanish, from Galician Ourense.


Holandes

Holandés (canonical)
ᜑᜓᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Puig

tl-proper noun

Puíg (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔ or ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜄ᜔)

Puíg (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)


Maribel

Borrowed from Spanish Maribel, from a blend of María + Isabel, from Spanish María Isabel. By surface analysis, Maria + Isabel.

a diminutive of the female given name Maria Isabel, from Spanish


Kardo

a diminutive of the male given name Ricardo


Burnham

Named after American architect and urban designer Daniel Burnham.


Pola

Pola (a municipality of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines)


Alkoran

Borrowed from Spanish Alcorán, from Arabic الْقُرْآن (al-qurʔān). Doublet of Koran and Qur'an.


Bernal

a surname from Spanish, notably borne by:

Joyce E. Bernal, television and film director


Malabon

Uncertain, possibly from:
* malabong, from ma- + labong (“bamboo shoot”).
* malabon, from ma- + labon (“silt”).

Malabon (a city in Metro Manila, Philippines)


PDP

Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
w:Partido Demokratiko Pilipino

initialism of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino


Bato

From bato (“stone”), a word shared in different Philippine languages.

a barangay of Badoc, Ilocos Norte, Philippines

Bato (former name of Poblacion Norte: a barangay of Burgos, Ilocos Sur, Philippines)

a barangay of Cabugao, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

a barangay of Naguilian, La Union, Philippines

a barangay of San Fernando, La Union, Philippines

a barangay of Palauig, Zambales, Philippines

a barangay of Mauban, Quezon, Philippines

a barangay of Panukulan, Quezon, Philippines

a barangay of Bansud, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines

a barangay of Taytay, Palawan, Philippines

a municipality of Catanduanes, Philippines

Bato (former name of Tinaclipan: a barangay of Milagros, Masbate, Philippines)

a barangay of Sorsogon City, Sorsogon, Philippines

a barangay of Tubungan, Iloilo, Philippines

a barangay of Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, Philippines

a barangay of Sagay, Negros Occidental, Philippines

Bato (former name of Villasol: a barangay of Bayawan, Negros Oriental, Philippines)

a barangay of Mabinay, Negros Oriental, Philippines

a barangay of Buenavista, Bohol, Philippines

a barangay of Guindulman, Bohol, Philippines

a barangay of Sibonga, Cebu, Philippines

a barangay of Arteche, Eastern Samar, Philippines

a barangay of Borongan, Eastern Samar, Philippines

a barangay of Oras, Eastern Samar, Philippines

a barangay of Alangalang, Leyte, Philippines

a barangay of Gamay, Northern Samar, Philippines

a barangay of Paranas, Samar, Philippines

several barangays of Maasin, Southern Leyte, Philippines

a street in Biliran, Biliran, Philippines

Zamboanga del Norte
Zamboanga del Norte#English

a barangay of Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines

a barangay of Baroy, Lanao del Norte, Philippines

Misamis Occidental
Misamis Occidental#English

a barangay of Plaridel, Misamis Occidental, Philippines

a barangay of the district of Toril, Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines

a barangay of Makilala, Cotabato, Philippines

a barangay of Matalam, Cotabato, Philippines

a barangay of Madalum, Lanao del Sur, Philippines

a municipality of Camarines Sur, Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines

a municipality of Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines

a lake in Camarines Sur, Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines

a barangay of Maripipi, Biliran, Eastern Visayas, Philippines

a barangay of Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur, Davao Region, Philippines

a barangay of Lamitan, Basilan, Philippines


Remigio

Borrowed from Spanish, from Latin Remigius.


Cuenca

Borrowed from Spanish Cuenca, from cuenca (“watershed”).

a surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the place name]


Figueroa

[fɪ.ɣɛˈɾoː.ɐ]

[pɪ.ɣɛˈɾoː.ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish, of Galician origin.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician]


Norberto

ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)

a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Norbert


Verano

Borrowed from Spanish, from Basque Berano.


Guerra

Borrowed from Spanish Guerra, from guerra.


Aranda

[ʔɐˈɾan̪.d̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish, of toponymic origin.


Mosku

Ang Mosku ay ang kabisera, pinakamataong lungsod at pinakamataong lipunang pederal ng Rusya.

Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia.

Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)

Moscow (an oblast of Russia, surrounding the city of Moscow)


Yan

From Mandarin 顏／颜 (Yán). Doublet of Gan.


Tunes

Yaong sakdal gandang prinsesa sa Tunes, sabihin ang tuwa ng puso at dibdib, at makikita na ama't inang ibig...

1930, P. Sayo, Nang magdaan ang daluyong:


Bolivar

Borrowed from Spanish Bolívar, from Basque Bolibar.


Palo

From Waray-Waray palo (“hammer; mace; mallet; sledge”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palu (“to hammer, to hit with a hard implement”), from Proto-Austronesian *palu (“to hammer, pound, hit”). Compare Tagalog palo.

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Palo (a municipality of Leyte, Philippines)


Talavera

[t̪ɐ.lɐˈvɛː.ɾɐ]

[t̪ɐ.lɐˈbɛː.ɾɐ]

After Talavera (Lerida) and Talavera de la Reina (Toledo), a town and a city in Spain.

a municipality in central Nueva Ecija, Philippines


Taal

Taal Volcano (a volcano in Batangas, Philippines)

Taal Lake (a lake in Batangas, Philippines)

Taal (a municipality of Batangas, Philippines)


Diaz

Borrowed from Spanish Díaz. 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 Díaz, mostly concentrated in Metro Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Rizal and Laguna


Romulo

Borrowed from Spanish Rómulo, from Latin Romulus (“legendary founder of Rome”).

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a surname from Spanish, ultimately derived from the given name


Lopez

Borrowed from Spanish López. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
The municipality is named after alcalde mayor Candido López.

Lopez (a municipality of Quezon, Philippines)


UP

Unibersidad ng Pilipinas
w:tl:Unibersidad ng Pilipinas


Arce

Borrowed from Spanish, of multiple origins:
*From a locality with that name in Cantabria
*From Basque Artzi, a municipality in Navarre
*From a place name in the province of Burgos


Imperial

Imperiál (canonical)
ᜁᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


Hayashi

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 林 (Hayashi).


Prospero

Prósperó (canonical)
ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Prospero, from Spanish próspero, from Latin prosperus (“fortunate”).

a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Prosperus


Antequera

[ʔɐn̪.t̪ɛˈxɛː.ɾɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish Antequera (“a city in province of Málaga, Spain”).


Calixto

Borrowed from Spanish, from Ancient Greek Κάλλιστος (Kállistos).


Silangan

ᜐᜒᜎᜅᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
silangan (alternative)

several locations in the Philippines named due to being an eastern area of a place:

a barangay of Allacapan, Cagayan, Philippines

a barangay of Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines

a barangay of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Two barangays in Rosario, Cavite, Philippines

a barangay of Calauan, Laguna, Philippines

a barangay of San Mateo, Rizal, Philippines

a barangay of Infanta, Quezon, Philippines

a barangay of Quezon, Quezon, Philippines

a barangay of Mogpog, Marinduque, Philippines

a barangay of San Fernando, Masbate, Philippines


Marbella

Borrowed from Spanish, after the city in Málaga.


Baka

From baka. Calque of Arabic الْبَقَرَة (al-baqara, “the cow”). See also Arabic سُورَةُ ٱلْبَقَرَة (sūratu l-baqara).

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سُورَةُ ٱلْبَقَرَة

Baqara (2nd sura (chapter) of the Qur'an)


Haba

Borrowed from Spanish Java (“Java”). Doublet of Diyaba and Diyawa.


Acosta

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

a surname from Spanish, common in Metro Manila, Nueva Ecija and Cavite


Aguirre

Borrowed from Spanish Aguirre, from Basque Agirre. Old surname originating in the Basque Country.
Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], equivalent to Spanish Aguirre, most concentrated in Metro Manila, Rizal, Bulacan and Cavite


Cabrera

[kɐˈbɾɛː.ɾɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish Cabrera, occupational surname for a goatherd. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Cabrera, widespread across Tagalog-speaking areas but most concentrated around Metro Manila, Batangas, Cavite, Laguna and Bulacan


Calderon

Calderón (canonical)
ᜃᜎ᜔ᜇᜒᜇᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


Cardenas

tl-proper noun

Cardenas or Cárdenás (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜈᜐ᜔)

Cardenas (canonical)
Cárdenás (canonical)
ᜃᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜈᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[kɐɾˈd̪ɛː.n̪ɐs]

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

a surname from Spanish, common in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and Rizal


Chavez

Borrowed from Spanish Chávez, variant of Chaves, from Galician Chaves.


Cortez

Borrowed from Spanish Cortez, variant of Cortés, from cortés (“polite”).


Dominguez

Dominguez (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜋᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜐ᜔)

ᜇᜓᜋᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

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

a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Domínguez, common in Metro Manila, Cavite and Rizal


Fernandez

Fernandez (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔)

ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Fernández (patronymic of Fernando (“Ferdinand”)).


Hernandez

Hernandez (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇ᜔ᜈᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ or ᜑᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔)

ᜁᜇ᜔ᜈᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
ᜑᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɛɾˈn̪an̪.d̪ɛs]

Borrowed from Spanish Hernández (“son of Hernando”), from Hernando, variant of Fernando (“Ferdinand”), of Germanic origin.


Jimenez

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

a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Jiménez, widespread in Metro Manila, Bulacan and Cavite

Jimenez (a municipality of Misamis Occidental, Philippines)


Juarez

Borrowed from Spanish Juárez, from Galician Xuarez (patronymic of Xuaro). Cognate to Suarez (Spanish Suárez) and Portuguese Soares.


Marquez

tl-proper noun

Marquéz or Marquez (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇ᜔ᜃᜒᜐ᜔)

Marquéz (canonical)
Marquez (canonical)
ᜋᜇ᜔ᜃᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Márquez, patronymic form of Marcos.

a surname from Spanish, most associated with:

Joey Marquez, actor and former professional basketball player

Teresita "Winwyn" Marquez, actress, the first Filipina to win the Reina Hispanoamericana


Martinez

Borrowed from Spanish Martínez, from Martín + -ez. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a common surname, Martínez, from Spanish


Mejia

Borrowed from Spanish Mejía. Mostly a back-formation from Mejías, a surname in the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Mejía, mostly concentrated in Metro Manila, Nueva Ecija and Rizal


Mendez

Casto Méndez Núñez
Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

Borrowed from Spanish Méndez, from Mendo + -ez.
Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
The name of the municipality in Cavite is shortened from Mendez-Nuñez, named after Casto Méndez Núñez, Spanish commodore.

Mendez (a municipality of Cavite, Philippines)


Mercado

a surname from Spanish, most associated with several people:

José Rizal (full name: José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda), national hero of the Philippines


Pacheco

Borrowed from Spanish Pacheco, surname of Portuguese origin mostly found in Andalusia. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, common in Metro Manila, Bulacan and Nueva Ecija

a barangay of Magallanes, Cavite, Philippines


Rodriguez

Rodriguez (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜄᜒᜐ᜔)

ᜇᜓᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜄᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ɾod̪ˈɾiː.ɣɛs]

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos
Eulogio Rodriguez

Borrowed from Spanish Rodríguez, patronymic form of Rodrigo. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos''.
The municipality in Rizal is named after Filipino senator Eulogio Rodriguez. Renamed from Montalban under Batas Pambansa 275 in 1982, which was repealed in 2023.

named-after

Rodríguez: a common surname from Spanish

Rodriguez (a municipality in northern Rizal, Philippines; modern Montalban)


Salas

Borrowed from Spanish, from salas, plural of sala.


Serrano

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

a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Serrano, common in Metro Manila, Batangas, Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna and Nueva Ecija


Solis

tl-proper noun

Solís or Solis (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

Solís (canonical)
Solis (canonical)
ᜐᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

a surname from Spanish, notably borne by:


Valenzuela

Valenzuela (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜓᜏᜒᜎ)

ᜊᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜓᜏᜒᜎ (Baybayin)

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos
Pio Valenzuela

Borrowed from Spanish Valenzuela. As a surname, originating in Castile and León. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
The city in Metro Manila is named after Filipino revolutionary Pio Valenzuela.

named-after

Valenzuela (an independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines)


Velasquez

Borrowed from Spanish Velásquez, variant of Velázquez. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Velásquez


Velez

Borrowed from Spanish, of patronymic origin.


Shibuya

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 渋谷 (Shibuya).


Princess

ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from English Princess, from princess.


Alejandro Magno

tl-proper noun

Alejandro Magno (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜑᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜇᜓ ᜋᜄ᜔ᜈᜓ)

ᜀᜎᜒᜑᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜇᜓ ᜋᜄ᜔ᜈᜓ (Baybayin)


Candelaria

Candelaria (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜎᜇ᜔ᜌ)

Borrowed from Spanish Candelaria (“Candlemas”), mostly a reference to the Virgin of Candelaria, an epithet of the Virgin Mary common in Latin America.

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Candelaria (a municipality of Quezon, Philippines)

Candelaria (a municipality of Zambales, Philippines)

a female given name from Spanish, a reference to the Virgin of Candelaria


Llanes

Borrowed from Spanish Llanes, from Asturian Llanes, after the municipality in Asturias, Spain. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Asturian], mostly found in Batangas and Laguna


Conde

also the 312th most common surname in the Philippines


Josephus

Jósephús (canonical)
ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜐᜒᜉᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from English Josephus, from Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἰώσηπος (Iṓsēpos), Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph).

a male given name from English [in turn from Latin & Ancient Greek]


Santo Niño

tl-proper noun

Santo Niño or Santó Niño (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ ᜈᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ)

Santo Niño (canonical)
Santó Niño (canonical)
ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ ᜈᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)
Sto. Niño (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish Santo Niño (“holy boy”).

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various municipalities of the Philippines


Senado

Senate of the Philippines
w:Senate of the Philippines

Senate (especially the Senate of the Philippines)


Sulu

Borrowed from Spanish Sulu/Sulú, from Tausug Sulug (“Sulu”), an older form of Sūg (“Sulu”), possibly from Tausug sulug, an older form of sūg (“current”). Compare Maranao Solog, Malay Suluk, Hokkien 蘇祿 /苏禄 (So͘-lo̍k).

Sulu (a province of Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Jolo & Patikul)

Sulu Archipelago (an archipelago of Mindanao, Philippines)


Arhentina

tl-proper noun

Arhentina (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ)

ᜀᜇ᜔ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐɾ.hɛn̪ˈt̪iː.n̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish Argentina (“Argentina”).


Chung

From Cantonese 鍾 /钟 (Zung¹), via English Chung.

a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese


Zildjian

Zíldjián (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Zildjan (alternative)

Borrowed from English Zildjian, from Armenian Զիլճյան (Zilčyan).

a male given name from English [in turn from Armenian]


Almeria

[ʔɐl.mɛˈɾiː.ɐ]

From Spanish Almería, from Arabic المرية (al-Mariyya), from مَرَايَا (marāyā, “mirrors”).

a municipality of Biliran, Eastern Visayas, Philippines


Waray

Borrowed from Waray-Waray waray (“not”), originally a derogatory term often heard by non-Waray-Waray speakers.


Amon

a surname, most notably borne by:
Morissette Amon, Filipina singer


Inglatera

ᜁᜅ᜔ᜄ᜔ᜎᜆᜒᜇ (Baybayin)
Ingglatera (alternative)

[ʔɪŋ.ɡlɐˈt̪ɛː.ɾɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish Inglaterra, calque of English England, from Middle English Engelond, from Old English Engla land (literally “land of the Angles”).

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Ang mga bansang naunang lumagda sa kasunduang ito ay ang Estados Unidos, Kanada, Inglatera, Pransiya, Olanda, Belhika, Norwega, Luksemburgo, Italya, Dinamarka, Islandiya at Portugal.

The countries that previously signed this agreement are the United States, Canada, England, France, Holland, Belgium, Norway, Luxembourg, Italy, Denmark, Iceland and Portugal.

England (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)


Sales

Borrowed from Spanish Sales, from Catalan Sales, from sales.


Gonzaga

English: Gonzaga


Nazareno

ᜈᜐᜇᜒᜈᜓ (Baybayin)
Nasareno (alternative)

[n̪ɐ.sɐˈɾɛː.n̪o]

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish nazareno, from Late Latin nazarēnus, from Ancient Greek Ναζαρηνός (Nazarēnós).


Santa Maria

tl-proper noun

Santa Maria (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆ ᜋᜇᜒᜌ)

Borrowed from Spanish Santa María (“Saint Mary”).

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Several municipalities in the Philippines named after Mary:

a municipality of Davao del Sur, Philippines

a municipality of Ilocos Sur, Philippines

a municipality of Pangasinan, Philippines


Laguna

[lɐˈɣuː.n̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish laguna (“lake”), referring to the Laguna de Bay, a lake which borders the province.

Laguna (a province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; capital: Santa Cruz; largest city: Calamba)


Fujisawa

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 藤沢 (Fujisawa).


Arabo

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English Arab influenced by Spanish -o. Compare Mandarin 阿拉伯 (Ālābó).


Jaro

several locations in the Philippines:
a district of Iloilo

several locations in the Philippines:
a municipality of Leyte


Bahasa

Borrowed from Indonesian Malay bahasa, from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, “language”).


BHB

Bagong Hukbong Bayan
w:tl:Bagong Hukbong Bayan


Yoshiko

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese よしこ (Yoshiko).


Ruso

'Diretso na silang magsalita ng Ruso at umaasa akong bibisita sila sa susunod na taon.' 'Nalulungkot ako para sa iyo, Max. May ilang bagay na nangyayari ng hindi mo inaasahan. Huwag mo nang isipin iyon. Maaayos din ang lahat.'

2015, Marshall E Gass, Maririlag na mga Hagod ng Brotsa, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN:

"They can now speak Russian straightly and I expect they will visit next year."; "I'm feeling sad for you, Max. There are some things that happen unexpectedly. Don't think about those. Everything will be fine."


Setsuko

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese せつこ (Setsuko).


Yamane

a Filipino-Japanese surname from Japanese


Dau

Daú (canonical)
ᜇᜏᜓ (Baybayin)
ᜇᜂ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Kapampangan Dau, from dau.

a barangay of Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines


Cardona

[kɐɾˈd̪oː.n̪ɐ]

Cardona, Spain
Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

Borrowed from Spanish Cardona.
* (municipality): Named after Cardona in Spain. By folk etymology, can be from Spanish caldo.
* (surname): Old Spanish toponymic surname from cardo (“thistle”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Cardona (a municipality of Rizal, Philippines)


Quirino

Borrowed from Spanish Quirino. The places in the Philippines are named after Elpidio Quirino, the sixth president of the Philippines.

Quirino (a province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines; capital: Cabarroguis)

Elpidio Quirino (6th president of the Philippines)

a municipality of Ilocos Sur, Luzon, Philippines

a municipality of Isabela, Luzon, Philippines


Minami

Borrowed from Japanese 南 (Minami) or みなみ (Minami).


Shimizu

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 清水 (Shimizu).


Sasaki

Borrowed from Japanese 佐々木 (ささき, Sasaki).


Matsuda

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 松田 (Matsuda).


Michiko

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese みちこ (Michiko).


Ishii

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 石井 (Ishii).


Kuroda

[kʊˈɾoː.d̪ɐ]


Kawaguchi

[kɐ.wɐˈɣuː.t͡ʃɪ]

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 川口 (Kawaguchi).


Yamashita

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 山下 (Yamashita).


Takeda

[t̪ɐˈxɛː.d̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Japanese 武田 (たけだ, Takeda, literally “military field”) or 竹田 (たけだ, Takeda, literally “bamboo field”).


Mizuguchi

tl-proper noun

Mizuguchi (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜐᜓᜄᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

ᜋᜒᜐᜓᜄᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ (Baybayin)

[mɪ.zʊˈɣuː.t͡ʃɪ]

[mɪ.sʊˈɣuː.t͡ʃɪ]

(more-native sounding, no palatal assimilation) -utsi

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 水口 (Mizuguchi).


Kawashima

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 川島 (Kawashima).


Nakashima

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 中島 (Nakashima).


Nakajima

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 中島 (Nakajima).


Fujikawa

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 藤川 (Fujikawa).


Matsushita

Matsushita (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜆ)

ᜋᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜆ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 松下 (Matsushita).


Ozawa

A transliteration of the Japanese surname 小沢


Ishibashi

Ishibashi (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜊᜐ᜔ᜌᜒ)

ᜁᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜊᜐ᜔ᜌᜒ (Baybayin)

[ʔɪ.ʃɪˈbaː.ʃɪ]

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 石橋 (Ishibashi).


Nishikawa

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 西川 (Nishikawa).


Natsuko

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese なつこ (Natsuko).


Ichiro

[ʔɪtˈt͡ʃiː.ɾo]

From Hepburn romaji of Japanese いちろう (Ichirō), a given name with numerous possible original kanji.

Ichiro (“a male given name from Japanese”)


Fukuda

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 福田 (Fukuda).


Yoshikawa

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 吉川 (Yoshikawa).


Fukumoto

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 福本 (Fukumoto).


Fukuyama

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 福山 (Fukuyama).


Fujiyama

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 藤山 (Fujiyama).


Yamasaki

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 山崎(やまさき) (Yamasaki).


Fujii

(more-native sounding, no palatal assimilation) -udji

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 藤井 (Fujii).


Alcantara

Alcántará (canonical)
ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜇ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Alcántara, from alcántara, from Arabic القَنْطَرَة (al-qanṭara).


Loreto

From Spanish Loreto. The municipality in Agusan del Sur is named after Loreto in Granada, Spain, the hometown of Spanish Catholic priest Saturnino Urios.
The surname is from the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Loreto (a municipality of Agusan del Sur, Philippines)

Loreto (a municipality of the Dinagat Islands, Philippines)


Isabela

[ʔɪ.sɐˈbɛː.lɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish Isabela. Named after Isabella II of Spain.

Isabela (a province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Ilagan)

Isabela (a city in Basilan, Mindanao, Philippines)


Coo

From Hokkien 邱／丘 (Khu) or Cantonese 顧／顾 (Gu³), via English Coo. Doublet of Cu and Khoo.

a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien or Cantonese


1 Juan

1 Juán (canonical)
ᜂᜈᜅ᜔ ᜑᜓᜏᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


Danao

Borrowed from Cebuano Danao, from danaw.

the smaller of two crater lakes located in the Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park in Negros Oriental, Philippines


Serbiya

Sérbiyá (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜊᜒᜌ (Baybayin)
Serbia (alternative)
Serbya (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish Serbia or English Serbia.

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Serbia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Corona

Borrowed from Spanish Corona, from corona.

a surname from Spanish, most associated with impeached and deceased Chief Justice Renato Corona


SWP

Nagkaroon man ng digmaang pandaigdig kung saan nasakop ng Hapon ang Pilipinas, nagpatuloy pa rin ang SWP.

1992, Mga gramatikang Tagalog/Pilipino, 1893-1977:

Even during the world war where Japan occupied the Philippines, the SWP continued.

Diumano, nagpapalaganap ang SWP ng mga salitang matanda pa sa humukay ng ilog at di na gamitin bukod sa magbubuo pa ng mga salitang di nauunawaan ninuman.

2005, Wikang Filipino: Kasaysayan at Pag-unlad' 2005 Ed., Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 133:

Nevertheless, the SWP propagated words older than those who dug up the rivers and not much used, aside from coining words that no one understands.

Surian ng Wikang Pambansa
w:Surian ng Wikang Pambansa


Ambrosio

Ambrosio (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔ᜌᜓ)

ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Ambrosio, from Latin Ambrosius, from Ancient Greek ἀμβρόσιος (ambrósios, “immortal, divine”).

der

a male given name from Spanish, feminine equivalent Ambrosia, equivalent to English Ambrose


Pisis

ᜉᜒᜐᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
Piscis (alternative)
Pissis (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish Piscis, from Latin piscis (“fish”).


Islandiya

Islándiyá (canonical)
ᜁᜐ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ (Baybayin)
Islanda (alternative)

Hindi pa nalalaunan, ang pamahalaan ng Islandiya ay tumangging ipagpatuloy ang pagkakaroon sa kanila ng mga himpilang militar ng Estados Unidos.

1946, Manuel Roxas, Talumpati ng kanyang kamahalan Manuel Roxas, pangulo ng Pilipinas, sa harap ng mga abugadong Pilipino noong ika-12:30 N. T. nang ika-12 ng Oktubre, 1946:

North Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean#English

Iceland (an island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe)


Geronimo

Gerónimó (canonical)
ᜑᜒᜇᜓᜈᜒᜋᜓ (Baybayin)


Benedicto

tl-proper noun

Benedicto (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈᜒᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜓ)

ᜊᜒᜈᜒᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Benedicto, from Latin Benedictus.

a male given name from Spanish [in turn from Latin], equivalent to English Benedict


Celestial

Celestiál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜎ᜔)

Celestiál (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Celestial, from celestial.


Suwisa

Borrowed from Spanish Suiza (“Switzerland”).

bor+

Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)


Angeles

Ángelés (canonical)
ᜀᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Ángeles. The city is short for Spanish El Pueblo de los Ángeles (literally, “Town of Angels”).

Angeles (the largest city in Pampanga, Philippines)


Fujimori

ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜋᜓᜇᜒ (Baybayin)

[fʊ.d͡ʒɪˈmoː.ɾɪ]

[pʊ.d͡ʒɪˈmoː.ɾɪ]

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 藤森 (Fujimori).


Ibarra

Borrowed from Spanish, of Basque origin.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], notably borne by the protagonist in two of Jose Rizal's novels


Zambales

Borrowed from Spanish Zambales, from the plural of zambal + -es, referring to the Sambal people, from Sambali Sambal.

Zambales (a province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines)


Shizuko

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese しずこ (Shizuko).


Chiyoko

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese ちよこ (Chiyoko).


Hatsuko

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese はつこ (Hatsuko).


Tatsuko

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese たつこ (Tatsuko).


Duterte

[d̪ʊˈt̪ɛɾ.t̪ɛ]


Pransya

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of Pransiya.


Sanson

Possibly from Hokkien 曾孫 /曾孙 (chan-sun, “great-grandson (in a male lineage)”), via Spanish Sanson (cf. Tagalog Singson), or from a hypercorrection of Samson, from Spanish Samson, originally from Literary Hokkien 三孫 /三孙 (sam-sun), corrected with Mandarin 三 (sān).

der

a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry


Kho

Borrowed from Hokkien 許 /许 (Khó). Doublet of Co and Ko.


Belhika

Borrowed from Spanish Bélgica (“Belgium”).

bor+

Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)


Kua

ᜃᜓᜏ (Baybayin)
Cua (alternative)
Koa (alternative)

From Hokkien 柯 (Koa), via Spanish Kua. Doublet of Cua and Koa.


Agustin

Agustín (canonical)
ᜀᜄᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐ.ɣʊsˈt̪ɪn̪]

a surname transferred from the given name


Marisol

Borrowed from Spanish Marisol, a blend of María + de + la + Soledad, referring to Our Lady of Solitude. By surface analysis, Maria + Soledad.

a diminutive of the female given name Maria Soledad, from Spanish


Estrella

ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)

[ʔɛsˈt̪ɾɛl.jɐ]


Moises

a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Moses


Yee

Borrowed from English Yee, from either Cantonese 余 (jyu⁴) or Mandarin 余 (yú) or Hokkien 余 (î).

a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese, Mandarin, or Hokkien


Balaguer

Borrowed from Catalan Balaguer, from Andalusian Arabic بلغي (balaḡī).
Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Catalan [in turn transferred from the place name], mostly found on people of Bicolano heritage


Ehipto

Borrowed from Spanish Egipto (“Egypt”), from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (literally “The temple of the ka of Ptah”).

der

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


Indonesya

tl-proper noun

Indonesya (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ)

ᜁᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)
Indonesia (alternative)

[ʔɪn̪.d̪oˈn̪ɛː.ʃɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish Indonesia (“Indonesia”).

bor+

Noon ay nagkakalakalan ang mga pulo mula sa Luson hanggang Mindanaw. Malawak ang pakikipagkalakalan noon sa mga kalapit-bayang tulad ng Tsina, Indotsina, Hilagang Borneo, Indonesya, Malaya, Hapon at Taylandiya.

1971, Amado Guerrero, Lipunan at rebolusyong Pilipino:

Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)


Dinamarka

Borrowed from Spanish Dinamarca (“Denmark”).


Norwega

[n̪oɾˈwɛː.ɣɐ]

Norway (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)


Taywan

Taywán (canonical)
ᜆᜌ᜔ᜏᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Taiwan (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish Taiwán or English Taiwan, from the letters of Wade–Giles Tʻai²-wan¹ romanization of Mandarin 臺灣／台湾 (Táiwān) and also possibly the romaji of Japanese 臺灣(たいわん) (taiwan), which both of whom are ultimately from Literary Chinese 臺灣, which came from Hokkien 大員 (Tāi-oân), 大圓, 臺員, 大灣, 臺灣, etc., from possibly Siraya.

zh-l

臺灣／台湾 (Táiwān)

Taiwan (a partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands)

Sumunod sa malaking labang nangyari sa Taywan (Pormosa) na sadyang dinayo ng isang malaking pangkat ng mga pandigmang amerikano, noong nangangalahati ang Oktubre at labanáng alinsunod sa mga balitang pinakalat ng Tokyo ay kinatamuhan ng kanyang mga hukbong dagat at katihan ng napakalaking tagumpay, na ikinapilay na di-umano ng mga amerikano;

1945, Faustino Aguilar, Nang magdaan ang daluyong:

Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia)


Sirya

Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Urugway

[ʔʊ.ɾʊɡˈwaɪ̯]

Borrowed from Spanish Uruguay (“Uruguay”).


Beneswela

Borrowed from Spanish Venezuela (“Venezuela”).


Singgapur

Singgapúr (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜉᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
Singapur (alternative)

[sɪŋ.ɡɐˈpuɾ]

Borrowed from Spanish Singapur (“Singapore”).

Sa pagdating ng bapor Salvadora na sa iyo'y naghatid sa Singgapur ay parang nagtiyap-tiyap kami upang magkatagpu-tagpo sa bahay ng iyong tiyo Antonio sa hangad na makatalos ng anumang balita hinggil sa iyong paglalakbay.

1961, Pakikipagsulatan sa mga kasama niya sa pagpapalaganap:

Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965))


Rumanya

Borrowed from Spanish Rumania (“Romania”).


Litwanya

Borrowed from Spanish Lituania (“Lithuania”).

Ang Rusyang Sobyet ay langaw ring nangitlog sa Pinlandiya, sa Besasabya at sa tatlong bayang Baltiko: Litwanya, Latbia, at Estonya.

1998, Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Bahaghari't bulalakaw: katipunan ng mga sanaysay at mga pag-aaral:

Lithuania (a country in northeastern Europe)


Hamayka

Borrowed from Spanish Jamaica (“Jamaica”).

Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Guwatemala

Borrowed from Spanish Guatemala (“Guatemala”).

Guatemala (a country in Central America)


Gresya

Borrowed from Spanish Grecia (“Greece”).

Gaya ng mga iba pang korido, ito'y nasusulat nang patula na may apat na taludtod sa bawa't taludturan, at sa bawa't taludtod...Austriya, Suwesya, Norwega, Eskosya, Portugal, Gresya, Espanya, Tartarya, at ibá pang mga bayan.

1950, Rufino Alejandro, Ang Ating Pánitikán:


Konggo

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English

Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)


Pinlandiya

tl-proper noun

Pinlándiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ)

Pinlándiyá (canonical)
ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ (Baybayin)
Pinlandya (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish Finlandia (“Finland”).


Aserbayan

Aserbayán (canonical)
ᜀᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜊᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Azerbaiyán (“Azerbaijan”), from Persian آذربایجان (âzarbâyjân), from Arabic أَذَرْبَيْجَان (ʔaḏarbayjān).

der

أَذَرْبَيْجَان

Arabic أَذَرْبَيْجَان (ʔaḏarbayjān)

Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe)


Apganistan

tl-proper noun

Apganistán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉ᜔ᜄᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔)

Apganistán (canonical)
ᜀᜉ᜔ᜄᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Afganistán (“Afghanistan”), ultimately from Classical Persian افغانستان (afġānistān).

der

Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)


Indiya

Índiyá (canonical)
ᜁᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ (Baybayin)
India (alternative)
Indya (alternative)

[ˈʔin̪.d͡ʒɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish India (“India”), from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ἰνδός (Indós, “Indus River”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “a river, stream”).

Ang impluwensya ng Indiya sa pamumuhay ng ating mga ninuno ay hindi dapat ipagwalang-bahala.

The influence of India on the livelihoods of our ancestors should not be taken for granted.


Mehiko

Borrowed from Spanish México, borrowed from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco.


ᜁᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ

tl-proper noun

ᜁᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ • (indunisya)


ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜇᜓᜐ᜔ ᜂᜈᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔

ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜇᜓᜐ᜔ ᜂᜈᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔ • (istaros uniros)


Tsipre

[ˈt͡ʃiː.pɾɛ]

Borrowed from Spanish Chipre (“Cyprus”).

Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia)


noche buena

noche buena (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜈ)

ᜈᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜈ (Baybayin)

alternative letter-case form of Noche Buena


media noche

media noche (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜇ᜔ᜌ ᜈᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

ᜋᜒᜇ᜔ᜌ ᜈᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ (Baybayin)

alternative letter-case form of Media Noche


Gallardo

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

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Spanish, common in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and Laguna, Cavite and Rizal


Bang

From Korean 방(方) (Bang), via English Bang.

Ryan Bang, host, singer, comedian, actor, tv personality & vlogger

a surname from Korean, most notably borne by:


Suwesya

Sweden (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)


Villena

Borrowed from Spanish Villena, from Catalan.


Gran Bretanya

tl-proper noun

Gran Bretanya (Baybayin spelling ᜄ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ ᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜆᜈ᜔ᜌ)

ᜄ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ ᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜆᜈ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)

[ˌɡɾam bɾɛˈt̪aː.ɲɐ]

Great Britain
Great Britain#English:_Q23666

Great Britain (a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales)

Great Britain
Great Britain#English:_Q145

(loosely) Great Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland)


Luzviminda

Luzviminda (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜐ᜔ᜊᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜇ)

ᜎᜓᜐ᜔ᜊᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜇ (Baybayin)


Yu

Borrowed from Hokkien 楊／杨 (iûⁿ) or 尤 (iû). Compare Singaporean & Malaysian English Yeoh.

a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien, the 26th most common in the Philippines


Hupiter

[ˌhuː.pɪˈt̪ɛɾ]

Borrowed from Spanish Júpiter (“Jupiter”), from Latin Iuppiter. Doublet of dia, diyos, and Zeus.


Liwayway

Liwaywáy (canonical)
ᜎᜒᜏᜌ᜔ᜏᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)


Lualhati

Lualhatì (canonical)
ᜎᜓᜏᜎ᜔ᜑᜆᜒ (Baybayin)


Luningning

tl-proper noun

Luningníng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜈᜒᜅ᜔ᜈᜒᜅ᜔)

Luningníng (canonical)
ᜎᜓᜈᜒᜅ᜔ᜈᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

[lʊ.n̪ɪŋˈn̪ɪŋ]


Miyerkoles Santo

Miyérkolés Santo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜌᜒᜇ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

Miyérkolés Santo (canonical)
ᜋᜒᜌᜒᜇ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)


Huwebes Santo

Huwebes Santo (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜏᜒᜊᜒᜐ᜔ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

ᜑᜓᜏᜒᜊᜒᜐ᜔ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)

(Christianity) Maundy Thursday; Holy Thursday


Sabado de Gloria

Sábadó de Gloria (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊᜇᜓ ᜇᜒ ᜄ᜔ᜎᜓᜇ᜔ᜌ)

Sábadó de Gloria (canonical)
ᜐᜊᜇᜓ ᜇᜒ ᜄ᜔ᜎᜓᜇ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)

Sabado de Glorya
Sabado de Glorya#Tagalog

alternative spelling of Sabado de Glorya


Mendiola

Borrowed from Spanish Mendiola, from Basque Mendiola (literally “mountain hut”). The street is named after Enrique Mendiola, an educator, textbook author, and member of the first Board of Regents of the University of the Philippines.

der

Mendiola Street, a street in Manila and frequently been the site of often violent confrontations between protesters and government troops protecting Malacañang Palace


Huang

Borrowed from Mandarin 黃 /黄 (Huáng). Doublet of Ng, Uy, Wee, Wong, and Hwang.


Palacios

Borrowed from Spanish, from palacios (plural of palacio).


San Miguel

tl-proper noun

San Miguél (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ ᜋᜒᜄᜒᜎ᜔)

San Miguél (canonical)
ᜐᜈ᜔ ᜋᜒᜄᜒᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

(biblical) Michael, an archangel associated with defending Israel in the tribulation

San Miguel Beer, a Filipino pale lager and flagship beer of the San Miguel Brewery

a bay of Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Philippines

a municipality of Catanduanes, Philippines

a district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines

a barangay of Gandara, Samar, Philippines

a municipality of Surigao del Sur, Philippines

Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga del Sur#English

a municipality of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines

a barangay of Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines


Ayala

Borrowed from Spanish Ayala, from Basque Aiara, after a town in Álvara, Basque Country.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]


Liu

ᜎᜒᜌᜓ (Baybayin)
Lew (alternative)
Leow (alternative)

Borrowed from Mandarin 劉 /刘 (Liú). Doublet of Lao and Lew.


Pineda

[pɪˈn̪ɛː.d̪ɐ]

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

a surname from Spanish, mostly found found in Metro Manila, Bulacan and Nueva Ecija


Bautista

Borrowed from Spanish Bautista, after San Juan Bautista (“Saint John the Baptist”).


Arias

Ariás or Arias (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔)

Ariás (canonical)
Arias (canonical)
ᜀᜇ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Lam

Romanization of Cantonese 林 (lam⁴), via English Lam. Doublet of Lim.

a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese


Choi

* (Chinese surname): From Cantonese 蔡 (coi³), via English Choi. Doublet of Chua.
* (Korean surname): From Korean 최(崔) (Choe), via English Choi.

Dasuri Choi, dancer & entertainer

a surname from Korean, most notably borne by


Beltran

Beltrán (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


Montes

Borrowed from Spanish, possibly from:
* From Spanish Montés, from montés (“related to the highlands or mountains”).
* From Spanish Montes, from montes, plural of monte (“mountain”).

a surname from Spanish, notably borne by:


Guevara

Borrowed from Spanish Guevara, from Basque.


Salgado

Borrowed from Spanish Salgado, from Galician Salgado. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician], mostly found in Cavite


Enriquez

[ʔɛn̪ˈɾiː.xɛs]


Correa

Borrowed from Spanish Correa, from correa (“belt; band”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the common noun], common in Bulacan, Metro Manila and Nueva Ecija


Esquivel

Esquivél (canonical)
ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃᜒᜊᜒᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

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

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], mostly found in Metro Manila, Nueva Ecija and Bulacan


Alfaro

Borrowed from Spanish, of toponymic origin.


Ngo

Borrowed from Hokkien 吳／吴 (ngô͘) or 伍 (ngó͘). Doublet of Go, Goh, Cinco, Ng, and Wu.


Barrios

Borrowed from Spanish, of Basque origin.

a surname from Basque, most associated with:


Aguilera

[ʔɐ.ɣɪˈlɛː.ɾɐ]


Cordero

Borrowed from Spanish Cordero, ancient occupational surname for a shepherd. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, common in Manila, Cavite, Batangas, Rizal, Bulacan and Batangas


Caballero

Borrowed from Spanish Caballero, originally an occupational surname for a knight.


Caballeros

Caballeros (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

ᜃᜊᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Carmona

Carmona, Spain
Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

Borrowed from Spanish Carmona.
* (municipality): Named after Carmona in Seville province, Spain. Originally named Latag.
* (surname): Spanish toponymic surname originating in Santander province, Spain. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Carmona: a surname from Spanish, mostly concentrated in Metro Manila, Laguna and Rizal


Bermudez

ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜋᜓᜇᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Bermúdez (patronymic of Bermudo (“Vermund”)).


Soriano

Borrowed from Spanish Soriano, from soriano (“demonym for people living in Soria”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Soriano


Serna

a surname from Spanish, most associated with actress Snooky Serna


Navarrete

[n̪ɐ.vɐˈɾɛː.t̪ɛ]

[n̪ɐ.bɐˈɾɛː.t̪ɛ]


Reynoso

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

a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Reynoso, mostly concentrated in Quezon and Marinduque provinces


Pimentel

Pimentél (canonical)
ᜉᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish, usually a Sephardic surname, from Portuguese.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Portuguese]


Escamillas

Escamillas (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃᜋᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔)

ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃᜋᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

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

a surname from Spanish, mostly found in Quezon


Escalante

a surname from Spanish, the 715th most common in the Philippines

Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental#English

a city in Negros Occidental, Philippines


Leung

From Cantonese 梁 (loeng⁴), via English Leung. Doublet of Niu.


Casas

Borrowed from Spanish Casas, from casas.


Polanco

Named after Juan Polanco, Spanish missionary

Zamboanga del Norte
Zamboanga del Norte#English

a municipality of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines


Gamboa

Borrowed from Spanish Gamboa, from Basque Ganboa. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Prieto

Borrowed from Spanish Prieto, from prieto (“swarthy”).


Barrientos

Barrientos (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜐ᜔)

ᜊᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Saavedra

[sɐ.ʔɐˈvɛd̪.ɾɐ]

[sɐ.ʔɐˈbɛd̪.ɾɐ]


Mondragon

Mondragón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜇᜄᜓᜈ᜔)

Mondragón (canonical)
ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜇᜄᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


Salcedo

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos
Juan de Salcedo

Borrowed from Spanish Salcedo. As a surname, introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
The places are named after Spanish conquistador Juan de Salcedo.

named-after

a surname from Spanish, most found in Metro Manila and Cavite

a barangay of Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines

Salcedo (a municipality of Ilocos Sur, Philippines)


Hwang

* (Chinese surname): From Mandarin 黃 /黄 (Huáng). Doublet of Ng, Uy, Wee, Wong, and Huang.
* (Korean surname): From Korean 황(黃) (Hwang).

a surname from Korean, most notably borne by:


Alcala

Borrowed from Spanish Alcalá, from Arabic القَلْعة (al-qalʕa, “the citadel, the fort”).


Arellano

Borrowed from Spanish Arellano, from Basque.


Cuevas

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

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

Cuevas: a surname from Spanish, common in Metro Manila, Batangas and Cavite


Tamayo

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

a surname from Spanish, mostly found found in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Rizal and Cavite

a barangay of Calaca, Batangas, Philippines


Espino

Borrowed from Spanish Espino. Compare Espina and Espinosa.


Vergara

[vɛɾˈɡaː.ɾɐ]

[bɛɾˈɡaː.ɾɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish Vergara, from Basque Bergara. As surname, introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque, in turn transferred from the place name], most concentrated in Metro Manila and Batangas

a barangay of Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines


Pantoja

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

a surname from Spanish, common in Quezon, Batangas and Marinduque


Chong

From Cantonese 莊 /庄 (Zong¹), via English Chong.

a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese


Falcon

Ejay Falcon, actor

a surname from Spanish, most notably borne by


Briones

ᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Briones, from the municipality in La Rioja, Spain. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the place name], common in Metro Manila and Batangas

a barangay of San Antonio, Quezon, Philippines


Noriega

[n̪oɾˈjɛː.ɣɐ]


Centeno

ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈᜓ (Baybayin)
Centino (alternative)


Garay

Borrowed from Spanish, from Basque Garai, from garai.


Sarmiento

tl-proper noun

Sarmiento (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

ᜐᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Sarmiento, from sarmiento.


Tong

Borrowed from Hokkien 董 (Tóng) or 唐 (Tông).


Chiu

ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ (Baybayin)
Chu (alternative)
Chew (alternative)
Cheu (alternative)

From Hokkien 周 (Chiû) or 蔣／蒋 (Chiúⁿ), via English Chiu. Doublet of Chow.


Santillan

Santillán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔)

Santillán (canonical)
ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Santillán, from Asturian Santillán. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Asturian], mostly found in Metro Manila and Cavite


Baltazar

Balthazar (one of the possible names of the Magi)


Carreon

Carreón (canonical)
ᜃᜇᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Carrion (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish Carreón. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Carrion; most cases were later respelled to match the more familiar Spanish surname.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Spanish, common in Metro Manila and Bulacan


Concepcion

tl-proper noun

Concepción (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜉ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

Concepción (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜉ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Any of several places in the Philippines named after the Immaculate Conception:

a barangay of Gregorio del Pilar, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

Gregorio del Pilar
Gregorio del Pilar#English

(historical) former name of Gregorio del Pilar, a municipality of Ilocos Sur, Philippines

Gregorio del Pilar
Gregorio del Pilar#Tagalog


Gao

Borrowed from Mandarin 高 (Gāo). Doublet of Ko.


Guo

Borrowed from Mandarin 郭 (Guō). Doublet of Que and Kwok.


Paulino

Borrowed from Spanish, diminutive of Paulo.

a surname from Spanish, ultimately derived from the given name


Tolentino

Tolentino (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈᜓ)

ᜆᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈᜓ (Baybayin)

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

a surname from Spanish, most notably borne by:


Narvaez

[n̪ɐɾˈvaː.ʔɛs]

[n̪ɐɾˈbaː.ʔɛs]

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

a surname from Spanish, mostly found in Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas and Laguna

General Emilio Aguinaldo
General Emilio Aguinaldo#English

a barangay of General Emilio Aguinaldo, Cavite, Philippines


Paez

Borrowed from Spanish Páez, from Galician (patronymic of Paio).


Aldana

[ʔɐlˈd̪aː.n̪ɐ]


Shi

Borrowed from Mandarin 施 (Shī), from Hokkien 施 (Si). Doublet of Sy, Siy, See, and Sze.

a Chinese surname from Mandarin [in turn from Hokkien]


Echevarria

Echevarria (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜊᜇ᜔ᜌ)

Borrowed from Spanish, from Basque Etxebarria.


Villareal

Villareál (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜇᜒᜌᜎ᜔)

Villareál (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜇᜒᜌᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


Manzano

Borrowed from Spanish Manzano, from manzano (“apple tree”). Surname originating from Badajoz province, Extremadura, Spain. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Manzano, mostly concentrated in Nueva Ecija, Zambales, Rizal, Aurora and Mimaropa


Ruedas

[ˈɾwɛː.d̪ɐs]

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

a surname from Spanish, mostly found in Batangas


Melgar

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

a surname from Spanish, mostly found in Oriental Mindoro and Laguna


Leong

Leóng (canonical)
ᜎᜒᜌᜓᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
Leung (alternative)

From Cantonese 梁 (loeng⁴), via English Leong. Doublet of Niu.

a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese


Evangelista

Evangelista (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

ᜁᜊᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Evangélista, from evangelista (“evangelist”).


Lozada

Borrowed from Spanish, variant of Losada.

Jun Lozada, Filipino electronics and communication engineer.

a surname from Spanish, notably borne by


Carvajal

Borrowed from Spanish Carvajal, spelling variant of Carbajal due to ⟨b⟩ and ⟨v⟩ being pronounced as /b/. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Carbajal; original spelling since displaced.


Fung

From Cantonese 馮／冯 (fung⁴), via English Fung. Doublet of Pang.


Monge

Borrowed from Spanish, from Portuguese, from monge (“monk”)


Melchor

Melchór (canonical)
ᜋᜒᜎ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

Melchior (one of the legendary Magi in tradition)

a surname from Spanish deriving from the given name


Samaniego

Borrowed from Spanish Samaniego, from place name in Álava. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, mostly found in Bulacan


Montemayor

tl-proper noun

Montemayór (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜋᜌᜓᜇ᜔)

Montemayór (canonical)
ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜋᜌᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


Arriola

[ʔɐɾˈjoː.lɐ]


Pang

From Hokkien 馮 /冯 (pâng). Doublet of Fung.


Posadas

Borrowed from Spanish, from posadas (plural of posada).


Encarnacion

Encarnación (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜅ᜔ᜃᜇ᜔ᜈᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

Encarnación (canonical)
ᜁᜅ᜔ᜃᜇ᜔ᜈᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɛŋ.kɐɾ.n̪ɐˈʃon̪]

Borrowed from Spanish Encarnación, a reference to the Incarnation.


Hung

From Cantonese 洪 (Hung⁴), via English Hung. Doublet of Ang and Hong.


Sato

a Filipino-Japanese surname from Japanese


Ison

Borrowed from Spanish Ison, from Hokkien 裔孫 /裔孙 (è-sun).

a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry


Abad

Borrowed from Spanish, from abad (“abbot”).

a surname from Spanish of Spanish occupational origin


Kamara

Kamara de Representantes
Kamara de Representantes#Tagalog


Almazan

Borrowed from Spanish Almazán, toponymic surname after the town in Soria, Spain, of Arabic origin. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Almazán: a surname from Spanish, mostly concentrated in Laguna and Batangas


Aguila

[ˌʔaː.ɣɪˈla]

Borrowed from Spanish Águila, from águila. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, but was already adopted by several principalía families in Batangas.
The barangay is probably named after Fernando Águila, mayor of San Jose, Batangas from 1931 to 1937 and in 1941.

a surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the common noun], mostly found in Batangas, Quezon and Laguna

a barangay of San Jose, Batangas, Philippines


Dizon

From Hokkien, possibly either 兒孫 /儿孙 (jî-sun) or 二孫 /二孙 (jī-sun / lī-sun), via Spanish Dizon, with [l̪]~[d̪]~[d͡ʑ] allophony when the next vowel is usually [i], [e], or [u] in Hokkien.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien]

Hokkien
Thomas Barclay (missionary)
close back rounded vowel
close front unrounded vowel
close-mid front unrounded vowel
zh-min-nan:Lîm Iàn-sîn
zh:林燕臣


Pelaez

Borrowed from Spanish Peláez, patronymic of Pelayo.


Monreal

Monreál (canonical)
ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


Elizalde

Borrowed from Spanish, from Basque, from eliza (“church”) and alde (“beside”).


Villar

Borrowed from Spanish Villar, from villar.


Corpuz

Variant of Corpus (due to seseo), a reference to the Corpus Christi.


Arrieta

[ʔɐɾˈjɛː.t̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish, of Basque origin.


Vizcarra

Borrowed from Spanish, from Basque Bizkarra.


Bernabe

Bernabé or Bérnabé (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜊᜒ)

Bernabé (canonical)
Bérnabé (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜊᜒ (Baybayin)

[bɛɾ.n̪ɐˈbɛ]

[ˌbɛɾ.n̪ɐˈbɛ]

May mga propeta at mga guro sa iglesya sa Antioquia. Kabilang dito si Bernabe, Simeon na tinawag ding Itim,[...]

2010, Magandang Balita Biblia (Revised Tagalog Popular Version): Mga Gawa 13:1:

a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Barnabas

a surname from Spanish transferred from the given name


Ronquillo

Ronquillo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

ᜇᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)

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

a surname from Spanish, common in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite and Nueva Ecija


Pastrana

a municipality of Leyte, Philippines, named after the town in Spain


Lobo

Lobo (a municipality of Batangas, Philippines)

Lobo River (A river that flows in the municipalities Lobo, Rosario, Taysan and San Juan that is located in the province of Batangas, Philippines)


Carillo

Borrowed from Spanish, a variant of Carrillo.


Brawner

[ˈbɾoː.n̪ɛɾ]


Bobadilla

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

a surname from Spanish, common in Cavite and Batangas


Poon

Borrowed from English Poon, from Cantonese 潘 (Pun¹). Doublet of Pua and Pan.

a surname from English [in turn from Cantonese]


Monte

Borrowed from Spanish Monte, from monte.


Espiritu

Espíritú (canonical)
ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜒᜆᜓ (Baybayin)

[ʔɛsˌpiː.ɾɪˈt̪u]

The surname is in reference to the Holy Spirit.


Perera

Borrowed from Spanish, from Catalan, from perera (cognate with Portuguese pereira and Galician pereira).

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Catalan]


Villavicencio

Villavicénció (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜊᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓ)

Villavicénció (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜊᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓ (Baybayin)


Valera

Rey Valera, singer-songwriter, music director, film scorer, and television host.

a surname from Spanish, notably the surname of:


Hilario

Hilario (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ or ᜁᜎᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)

Borrowed from Spanish Hilario, from Galician Hilario, from Latin Hilarius.

a male given name from Spanish [in turn from Galician], equivalent to English Hilary

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician], notably borne by:

Jhong Hilario, Filipino actor, comedian, and politician


Silverio

ᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)


Heng

Borrowed from Teochew 王 (hêng⁵). Doublet of Ong, Wong, and Wang.


Shao

Borrowed from Hokkien 蕭／萧 (Siau) or 邵 (Siàu).


Villafuerte

Villafuerte (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜉᜓᜏᜒᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ)

ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜉᜓᜏᜒᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

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

a surname from Spanish, most associated with the:


Ancheta

[ʔɐn̪ˈt͡ʃɛː.t̪ɐ]

[ʔɐn̪ˈt͡sɛː.t̪ɐ]


Loo

Borrowed from English Loo, from Hokkien 呂 /吕 (Lū). Doublet of Lu, Lou, Luy, Lew, and Du.


Sison

Borrowed from Spanish Sison, from Hokkien 四孫 /四孙 (sì-sun).

a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry


Uriarte

[ʔʊɾˈjaɾ.t̪ɛ]


Custodio

ᜃᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)


Hau

ᜑᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)
Haw (alternative)
Jao (alternative)
Caw (alternative)


Manalo

From manalo (“to win; to achieve victory; to conquer”). See talo.


Tian

Tian (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜈ᜔ or ᜆᜒᜌᜒᜈ᜔)


Legaspi

ᜎᜒᜄᜐ᜔ᜉᜒ (Baybayin)
Legazpi (alternative Philippines uppercase)

Borrowed from Spanish Legazpi, possibly through its seseo variant in Philippine Spanish Legaspi, from Basque Legazpi. The city 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)


Recio

Borrowed from Spanish, from recio (“strong”). A descriptive surname.


Crisostomo

tl-proper noun

Crisóstomó (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜐᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜋᜓ)

Crisóstomó (canonical)
ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜐᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜋᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Crisóstomo, a reference to Saint John Chrysostom (San Juan Crisóstomo).


Soliman

Borrowed from Spanish Solimán, from Arabic سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān). Doublet of Solomon and Sulayman.

a surname from Spanish, notably borne by:


Gabaldon

Gabaldón (canonical)
ᜄᜊᜎ᜔ᜇᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Named after former provincial governor Isauro Gabaldón.

named-after

a municipality of Nueva Ecija, Philippines


Kulas

a diminutive of the male given name Nicolas


Hipolito

tl-proper noun

Hipólitó (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜉᜓᜎᜒᜆᜓ or ᜑᜒᜉᜓᜎᜒᜆᜓ)

Hipólitó (canonical)
ᜁᜉᜓᜎᜒᜆᜓ (Baybayin)
ᜑᜒᜉᜓᜎᜒᜆᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Hipólito, from Latin Hippolytus, from Ancient Greek Ἱππόλυτος (Hippólutos).


Manahan

From manahan (“to be given inheritance”).


Buendia

Borrowed from Spanish Buendía, from buen día (“good day”).


Bartolome

Bartolomé (canonical)
ᜊᜇ᜔ᜆᜓᜎᜓᜋᜒ (Baybayin)
Tolome (alternative diminutive)

Borrowed from Spanish Bartolomé, from Latin Bartholomaeus, from Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos), from Aramaic בַּר תַּלְמַי (bar tolmai, “son of Tolmai”).

der

Βαρθολομαῖος

בַּר תַּלְמַי


Fujimoto

ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜋᜓᜆᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 藤本 (Fujimoto).


Akbar

Borrowed from Arabic أكبر ('akbar, “greatest”).


Galang

Either a native surname from galang, or from Kapampangan Galang.
Loosely translated as "honorable, respected". Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a common surname from Tagalog, spread across Tagalog provinces, but most concentrated in Metro Manila and Central Luzon


Lorenzana

a surname from Spanish, most associated with:

Delfin Lorenzana, 34th Secretary of National Defense of the Philippines


Justiniano

tl-proper noun

Justiniano (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜈᜓ)

ᜑᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜈᜓ (Baybayin)


Valderrama

ᜊᜎ᜔ᜇᜒᜇᜋ (Baybayin)
Valderama (alternative surname)

Borrowed from Spanish Valderrama. The places in the Philippines are named after Manuel Blanco Valderrama, acting Spanish governor-general of the Philippines in 1874.


Kaneshiro

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 金城 (Kaneshiro).


Aguado

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

a surname from Spanish, mostly found in Batangas, Quezon and Laguna

a barangay of Trece Martires, Cavite, Philippines


Viray

From biray. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Kapampangan or Pangasinan, mostly concentrated in Metro Manila, Cavite, Rizal and Bulacan


Guevarra

Borrowed from Spanish Guevarra, variant of Guevara, from Basque Gebara.


Tien

From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 田 (Tián).


Esguerra

[ʔɛsˈɡɛː.ɾɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish, a modification of Esquerra.


Ip

From Cantonese 葉／叶 (jip⁶), via English Ip. Doublet of Yap.

a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese


Apolinar

Apolinár (canonical)
ᜀᜉᜓᜎᜒᜈᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


Alegre

[ʔɐˈlɛː.ɡɾɛ]

Borrowed from Spanish Alegre (“A surname”), from Spanish alegre (“cheerful”).


Salvatierra

tl-proper noun

Salvatierra (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎ᜔ᜊᜆᜒᜌᜒᜇ)

[sɐl.vɐˈt͡ʃɛː.ɾɐ]

[sɐl.bɐˈt͡ʃɛː.ɾɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish, of Álavan toponymic origin.


Maguindanao

Maguindanáo or Maguindanao (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜈᜏ᜔)

Maguindanáo (canonical)
Maguindanao (canonical)
ᜋᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜈᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)
Mang̃indanao (alternative)
Mag̃indanao (alternative)
Mag̃nindanao (alternative)
Mangindanao (alternative obsolete)
Mangindanaw (alternative obsolete)
Magindanao (alternative)
Magindanaw (alternative)

[mɐ.ɣɪn̪.d̪ɐˈn̪aʊ̯]

[mɐ.ɣɪn̪ˈd̪aː.n̪aʊ̯]

Ultimately from Maguindanao Magindanaw (literally “people of the flood; people of the lake”), from a blend of maginged (“resident”) + danaw (“lake”), with the specific form Maguindanao from Spanish Maguindánao. Doublet of Mindanao. See also Indonesian Mangindanau and Malay Magindanau.

blend

Maguindanao del Norte
Maguindanao del Norte

Maguindanao (a former province of Mindanao, Philippines, split into the provinces of Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur)


Pangilinan

ᜉᜅᜒᜎᜒᜈᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Pañgilinan (alternative)

From pangilinan, from pangilin + -an or from Kapampangan Pangilinan. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a common surname from Kapampangan, common across most Tagalog-speaking provinces but most prevalent in Metro Manila, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Cavite, and Bataan


Rosete

[ɾoˈsɛː.t̪ɛ]

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

a surname from Spanish, mostly found on people of Pangasinan heritage


Atienza

[ʔɐtˈt͡ʃɛn̪.zɐ]

[ʔɐtˈt͡ʃɛn̪.sɐ]

[ʔɐt̪ˈjɛn̪.sɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish, of toponymic origin, after the locality in Guadalajara, Spain.

a surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the place name]


Villacorta

tl-proper noun

Villacorta (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜆ)

ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜆ (Baybayin)


Varona

[vɐˈɾoː.n̪ɐ]

[bɐˈɾoː.n̪ɐ]


Sablan

From Ibaloi sabdang (“Erythrina subumbrans”).


Coloma

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

a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Coloma, generally concentrated in Nueva Ecija and among Ilocanos


Villamil

Villamíl (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜋᜒᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


Monje

Borrowed from Spanish, from monje (“monk”).


Eguia

Borrowed from Spanish Eguía, from Basque Egia. Surname originating in the Basque Country. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

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


Buenaventura

Buénaventúra (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜈᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ)

Buénaventúra (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜈᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ (Baybayin)

[ˌbwɛː.n̪ɐ.vɛn̪ˈt̪uː.ɾɐ]

[ˌbwɛː.n̪ɐ.bɛn̪ˈt̪uː.ɾɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish, a reference to St. Bonaventure (San Buenaventura).


Tuazon

Borrowed from Spanish Tuazon /Tuason /Tuasun, from Hokkien 大孫／大孙 (tōa-sun).

bor+

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien] common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry

Thomas Barclay (missionary)
zh-min-nan:Lîm Iàn-sîn
zh:林燕臣


Andrada

[ʔɐn̪ˈd̪ɾaː.d̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish, variant of Andrade, from Galician Andrade.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician]


Apostol

Apostól (canonical)
ᜀᜉᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Apóstol, from apóstol.


Baldonado

Ultimately from Spanish, an alteration of Maldonado


Goh

Borrowed from Hokkien 吳／吴 (Gô͘, Ngô͘) or 伍 (Gó͘, Ngó͘). Doublet of Go, Ngo, Cinco, Ng, and Wu.

zh-l

吳／吴 (Gô͘, Ngô͘)


Almeda

[ʔɐlˈmɛː.d̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish Almeida, from Arabic الْمَائِدَة (al-māʔida).

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Arabic]


Tiburcio

ᜆᜒᜊᜓᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓ (Baybayin)


San Luis

San Luís (canonical)
ᜐᜈ᜔ ᜎᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

several locations in the Philippines named after St. Louis:

a municipality of Agusan del Sur, Philippines


Salva

Borrowed from Spanish, of Portuguese origin.


Valenciano

tl-proper noun

Valenciano (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜈᜓ)

ᜊᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜈᜓ (Baybayin)


Porta

ellipsis of Porta Vaga: a mall in Baguio, Benguet, Philippines


Basco

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos
José Basco y Vargas

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

named-after

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

a surname from Spanish, widely concentrated in the southern Tagalog provinces


Artiaga

[ʔɐɾˈt͡ʃaː.ɣɐ]

[ʔɐɾˈt̪jaː.ɣɐ]

Variant of Spanish Arteaga (with similar changes like in Arciaga, which derived from Arceaga), of Basque origin.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]


Fontanilla

tl-proper noun

Fontanilla (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜈᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)

ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜈᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish, of Italian origin.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Italian]


Panganiban

a surname from Tagalog, common in Batangas and Quezon


Tabora

[t̪ɐˈboː.ɾɐ]


Niu

Borrowed from Hokkien 梁 (Niû). Doublet of Leong and Leung. Compare Malaysian & Singapore English Neo, Indonesian Nio.


Borbon

Borrowed from Spanish Borbón, a hispanicized form of French Bourbon.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from French]


Sze

Borrowed from English Sze, from Cantonese 施 (si¹, IPA: /siː⁵⁵/), from Hokkien 施 (Si). Doublet of Sy, Siy, See, and Shi. See also English Szeto, which is from Cantonese 司徒 (si¹ tou⁴, IPA: /siː⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹/).


Maring

a diminutive of the female given names Maria or Mari, from Spanish


Lucena

[lʊˈsɛː.n̪ɐ]

Lucena (a municipality of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain)

Lucena (a city, the provincial capital of Quezon, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines)


Heart

Borrowed from English heart, from Middle English herte, from Old English heorte (“heart”), from Proto-Germanic *hertô (“heart”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr (“heart”).


Basa

Borrowed from Spanish Basa, ultimately from Basque baso (“forest, woods, jungle”).


Basa

A variant of Bagongahasa, due to being subject of ridicule as it contains the word gahasa (“rape”).


Lascano

Borrowed from Spanish Lascano, spelling variant of Lazcano due to seseo, of Basque origin. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Gue

a Chinese Filipino surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien]


Villafranca

tl-proper noun

Villafranca (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜉ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ᜃ)

ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜉ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ᜃ (Baybayin)

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

a surname from Spanish, common in Batangas


Guinto

From ginto. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a common surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Metro Manila, Cavite, Bulacan and Nueva Ecija


Quiambao

Quiambáo (canonical)
ᜃᜒᜌᜋ᜔ᜊᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)

From Hokkien [Term?], via Spanish Quiambao.

Miriam Quiambao, Filipina celebrity

a surname from Hokkien, most notably borne by:


Benigno

Borrowed from Spanish Benigno, from benigno (“benign”).


Prudente

ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

[pɾʊˈd̪ɛn̪.t̪ɛ]

Borrowed from Spanish Prudente, from prudente.


Bondoc

Borrowed from Kapampangan Bondoc, from bunduk.

a surname from Kapampangan, common in Metro Manila, Nueva Ecija and Bulacan


Villaverde

Villaverde (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜇᜒ)

ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜇᜒ (Baybayin)


Marasigan

[mɐ.ɾɐˈsiː.ɣɐn̪]

From dasig + ma- -an. From the earlier complimentary cognomen Dimarasigan (“undeceivable”) given at birth, usually carried by nobility and freemen and had become a surname during Spanish rule.

a surname from Tagalog, prevalent in Batangas, Quezon and Oriental Mindoro


Rosendo

Borrowed from Spanish, from Medieval Latin Rudesindus, from the Germanic (Gothic) name Rudesind, composed of the elements *𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌸𐍃 (*hrōþs, “glory, fame”) and *𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 (*sinþs, “path”), from Proto-Germanic *hrōþiz + *sinþaz.


Ilagan

From ilagan (“to be dodged”). Originally spelled Ylagan (form in the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos), mostly respelled to Ilagan.

[ʔɪˈlaː.ɣɐn̪]

a surname from Tagalog, common in Batangas


Ilagan

From Ibanag nagali (“to move; to transfer”).

[ʔɪˈlaː.ɣɐn̪]

Ilagan (a city, the provincial capital of Isabela, Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines)


Andaya

[ʔɐn̪ˈd̪aː.jɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish Andaya, from Basque Andaia.


Alviar

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname, mostly concentrated in Laguna


Ariola

[ʔɐɾˈjoː.lɐ]


Veloso

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician], notably borne by:

Lou Veloso, Filipina politician and actress

Mary Jane Veloso, Filipina worker on death row in Indonesia after being used as a drug mule by a drug syndicate


Fulgencio

Fulgencio (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓ)

ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓ (Baybayin)


Barcenas

Bárcenas (canonical)
ᜊᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

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


Espina

Borrowed from Spanish Espina, from Catalan.


Agbayani

[ʔɐɡ.bɐˈjaː.n̪ɪ]


Alburquerque

tl-proper noun

Alburquerque (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜓᜇ᜔ᜃᜒᜇ᜔ᜃᜒ)

ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜓᜇ᜔ᜃᜒᜇ᜔ᜃᜒ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐl.bʊɾˈkɛɾ.kɛ]

Borrowed from Spanish Alburquerque, from Latin albus quercus.


Bienvenido

Bienvenido (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜊᜒᜈᜒᜇᜓ)

ᜊᜒᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜊᜒᜈᜒᜇᜓ (Baybayin)


Lacson

Borrowed from Spanish Lacson, from Hokkien 六孫 /六孙 (la̍k-sun).

Arsenio Lacson, Filipino journalist and politician

Panfilo Lacson, Filipino senator

a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry, most notably borne by:


Razon

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

a surname from Spanish, concentrated in Metro Manila, Batangas, Nueva Ecija and Cavite


Lanuza

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

a surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the place name], mostly found in Metro Manila

Lanuza (a municipality of Surigao del Sur, Philippines)


Gorospe

Borrowed from Spanish Gorospe, from Basque Gorospe.


Matsui

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 松井 (Matsui).


Claro

Borrowed from Spanish Claro, masculine form of Clara.


Villamor

Víllamór or Villamór (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜋᜓᜇ᜔)

Víllamór (canonical)
Villamór (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜋᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

a surname from Spanish, most notably borne by:

Jesus A. Villamor, Filipino-American pilot

Antonio Villamor, former basketball player


Venancio

Venánció (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜈᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓ (Baybayin)

From Spanish, from Latin venatium or venator (“hunter”).


Beckel

Bëckë́l or Beckél (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜃ᜔ᜃᜒᜎ᜔ or ᜊᜒᜃᜒᜎ᜔)

Bëckë́l (canonical)
Beckél (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜃ᜔ᜃᜒᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)
ᜊᜒᜃᜒᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

a barangay of La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines


Florendo

ᜉ᜔ᜎᜓᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ (Baybayin)


Usman

Borrowed from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān), possibly via English Usman or Maguindanao Usman and also Tausug Usman.

a Muslim Filipino surname from Arabic [in turn originating as a patronymic]


Montalbo

Borrowed from Spanish, variant of Montalvo.


Furukawa

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 古川 (Furukawa).


Cayabyab

Borrowed from Pangasinan Cayabyab, from kayabyab, from ka- + yabyab.


Yamashiro

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 山城 (Yamashiro).


Yabut

Borrowed from Kapampangan Yabut. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Iturralde

ᜁᜆᜓᜇᜎ᜔ᜇᜒ (Baybayin)
Ituralde (alternative rare surname)

[ʔɪ.t̪ʊˈɾal.d̪ɛ]


Cariaga

[kɐɾˈjaː.ɣɐ]


Punzalan

Punzalán (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜎᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Punsalan.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Tagalog, common in Batangas and Quezon


Pili

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


Zafra

Borrowed from Spanish, of toponymic origin.


Bernardez

tl-proper noun

Bernardez (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔)

ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Bernárdez, patronymic of Bernardo.


Aliaga

[ʔɐlˈjaː.ɣɐ]

a municipality of Nueva Ecija, Philippines


Sabater

[sɐ.bɐˈt̪ɛɾ]

Borrowed from Spanish Sabater, from Catalan.


Arakaki

[ʔɐ.ɾɐˈxaː.xɪ]


Inocencio

Inocénció (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜓᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜌᜓ)

Inocénció (canonical)
ᜁᜈᜓᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish, a given name as surname.


Mallari

Hispanicization of Mayari, apparently from Mayari (ancient Tagalog goddess of the moon), from ma- + yari. Compare Kapampangan Maliari.

(mythology) Mayari, an ancient Tagalog goddess of the moon


Alcaide

[ʔɐlˈkaɪ̯.d̪ɛ]


Corro

Borrowed from Spanish Corro, from corro.


Gabay

a surname from Tagalog, common in Batangas


Tayag

[ˈt̪aː.jɐɡ̚]


Tecson

ᜆᜒᜃ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Ticzon (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish Tecson, from Hokkien 德孫 /德孙 (tek-sun). See also Hokkien 叔孫 /叔孙 (chek-sun).

Trinidad Tecson, Filipina revolutionary

a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien, most notably descendants of ‘Tek Sun’ brothers from Guangzhou (Canton), China

Candaba
Pampanga
San Andres Apostol Church (Candaba)


Layson

Possibly from Hokkien 來孫 /来孙 (lâi-sun, “great-great-great-grandson (in a male lineage)”) or 內孫 /内孙 (lǎi-sun / lāi-sun, “grandson”), via Spanish Layson.

der

a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry


Liwanag

[lɪˈwaː.n̪ɐɡ̚]

From liwanag (“light; illumination”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Liuanag; spelling is a respelling from around the late 19th century.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Metro Manila, Bulacan and Batangas


Matsunaga

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 松永 (Matsunaga).


Kroasya

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Croatia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Gatchalian

tl-proper noun

Gatchalián (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜆ᜔ᜐᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔)

Gatchalián (canonical)
ᜄᜆ᜔ᜐᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Gatsalian (alternative)

From Gat (“Lord”) + sa (“object marker”) + Li-han (“old name of Malolos city”), title of a legendary ruler of Ma-i (an ancient precolonial state in the Philippines).


Bumanglag

Bumanglág (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜋᜅ᜔ᜎᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)


Cinco

ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜓ (Baybayin)
Sinco (alternative)
Singco (alternative)

A common Chinese Filipino surname. Ultimately from Hokkien 吳 /吴 (Gô͘), via Hispanicization of the Chinese surname 吳 /吴 (Gô͘) by similar sounding calque of Hokkien 五 (gǒ͘, “five”) to Spanish cinco (“five”). Another derivation is 新哥 (sin ko, literally “new brother”).


Mayon

Borrowed from Bikol Central Mayon, from Bikol Central magayon (“beautiful”).


Montecalvo

tl-proper noun

Montecalvo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜃᜎ᜔ᜊᜓ)

ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜃᜎ᜔ᜊᜓ (Baybayin)


Dalmasya

Dalmatia (a historical region of Croatia, on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea)

(historical) Dalmatia (a province of the Roman Empire)


Bula

a municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines


Lacsamana

ᜎᜃ᜔ᜐᜋᜈ (Baybayin)
Laxamana (alternative)
Laksamana (alternative)

a surname from Malay [in turn from Sanskrit]


Macatangay

Macatangáy (canonical)
ᜋᜃᜆᜅᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.xɐ.t̪ɐˈŋaɪ̯]

From makatangay (“to be able to snatch”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Tagalog, most widespread in Batangas


Balagtas

Alternative form of Bagtas, a legendary leader of Namayan.

Francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet (1788-1862)

Balagtas (a municipality of Bulacan, Philippines)

Balagtas (a barangay of the city of Batangas, Batangas province, Philippines)

a surname from Tagalog, borne by the ancestors and followers of the legendary leader Bagtas of Namayan


Casiguran

[kɐ.sɪˈɣuː.ɾɐn̪]

Commonly believed to be from Ilocano kasigudan.


Dimaculangan

Dimaculangan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜋᜃᜓᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

From di makulangan (“cannot be missed”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Batangas


Macaraig

⇒ Pangasinan: Macaraeg

[mɐ.xɐ.ɾɐˈʔɪɡ̚]

From the given name Makaraig, from makaraig (“winning, conquering”). Equivalent of Vincent.


Humayao

Hispanicization of umayaw or of Chinese origin.


Echegaray

Echegaráy (canonical)
ᜁᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜄᜇᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɛt.t͡ʃɛ.ɣɐˈɾaɪ̯]

[ʔɛt̪.sɛ.ɣɐˈɾaɪ̯]

Borrowed from Spanish, from Basque Etxegarai.


Kalantiaw

Kalantiáw (canonical)
ᜃᜎᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)

[kɐ.lɐn̪ˈt͡ʃaʊ̯]


Caringal

Caringal or Caringál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜒᜅᜎ᜔)

Caringal (canonical)
Caringál (canonical)
ᜃᜇᜒᜅᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)
Karingal (alternative)

[kɐˈɾiː.ŋɐl]

Literally, “very beautiful” or “very handsome”, from ka- + dingal (“beautiful; handsome”). Old surname originating on the Batangas principalía.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in the Southern Tagalog region, esp. Batangas, Mindoro and Quezon


Magdangal

Magdangál (canonical)
ᜋᜄ᜔ᜇᜅᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

From magdangal (“to honor; to give praise”). Old surname originating in Nueva Ecija (then Upper Pampanga).

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Nueva Ecija


Castañeda

[kɐs.t̪ɐnˈɲɛː.d̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish Castañeda, from castañeda (“chestnut grove”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Agujo

[ʔɐˈɣuː.hoʔ]

a surname from Tagalog, a rarer spelling of Agojo


Echiverri

[ʔɛt.t͡ʃɪˈvɛː.ɾɪ]

[ʔɛt.t͡ʃɪˈbɛː.ɾɪ]

[ʔɛt̪.sɪˈbɛː.ɾɪ]

Variant of Spanish Echeverri, variant of Echeverría, from Basque Etxeberria (“new house”), from etxe (“house”) and berri (“new”).

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], a variant of Echeverri, and most associated with former Caloocan Mayor Enrico Echiverri


Ituralde

[ʔɪ.t̪ʊˈɾal.d̪ɛ]

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], a rare variant of Iturralde


Iñiguez

[ʔɪnˈɲiː.ɣɛs]

[ʔɪn̪ˈjiː.ɣɛs]

Borrowed from Spanish Íñiguez (“son of Íñigo”).

bor+

a surname from Spanish [in turn from patronyms]


Balmes

Borrowed from Catalan Balmes. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Catalan, common in Batangas


Estigoy

Estigóy (canonical)
ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜄᜓᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɛs.t̪ɪˈɣoɪ̯]

Corrupted form of Spanish Estegui, of Basque origin.


Arciaga

[ʔɐɾˈʃaː.ɣɐ]

[ʔɐɾˈsjaː.ɣɐ]

From variant of Spanish Arceaga, from Basque.


Australya

tl-proper noun

Australya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜎ᜔ᜌ)

ᜀᜏ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜎ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)


Añonuevo

Áñonuévo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜌᜓᜈᜓᜏᜒᜊᜓ)

Áñonuévo (canonical)
ᜀᜈ᜔ᜌᜓᜈᜓᜏᜒᜊᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish año nuevo. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Cariño

Borrowed from Spanish Cariño, either from cariño or from Galician Cariño. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, mostly found on people from Pangasinan


Morada

Borrowed from Spanish Morada, from morada.


Dayrit

[d̪aɪ̯ˈɾɪt̪̚]


Lemery

[ˌlɛː.mɛˈɾɪ]

Named after José Lémery e Ibarrola, 82nd Spanish governor-general of the Philippines.


Baluyot

Borrowed from Hiligaynon Baluyot, from baluyot.


Pagaduan

[pɐ.ɣɐˈd̪uː.ʔɐn̪]


Zulueta

Borrowed from Spanish Zulueta, from Basque.


Linggo ng Pagkabuhay

tl-proper noun

Linggó ng Pagkabuhay (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜓ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜄ᜔ᜃᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)

Linggó ng Pagkabuhay (canonical)
ᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜓ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜄ᜔ᜃᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

Literally, “Sunday of the Resurrection”.


Kuwaresma

ᜃᜓᜏᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜋ (Baybayin)
Kuaresma (alternative dated)
Kuwarisma (alternative)
Kurisma (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish Cuaresma, from Old Spanish quaraesma, from Latin quadrāgēsima (“the fortieth part; Lent”), substantive of quadrāgēsimus (“fortieth”).


Pentekostes

tl-proper noun

Péntekóstes (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜃᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔)

Péntekóstes (canonical)
ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜃᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Araw ng mga Manggagawa

Araw ng mga Manggagawà (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜏ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜋᜅ ᜋᜅ᜔ᜄᜄᜏ)

Araw ng mga Manggagawà (canonical)
ᜀᜇᜏ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜋᜅ ᜋᜅ᜔ᜄᜄᜏ (Baybayin)

[ˌʔaː.ɾaʊ̯ n̪ɐŋ mɐˌŋa mɐŋ.ɡɐˈɣaː.wɐʔ]


Magandang Balita

Magandáng Balità (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜈ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ ᜊᜎᜒᜆ)

Magandáng Balità (canonical)
ᜋᜄᜈ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ ᜊᜎᜒᜆ (Baybayin)

Literally, “good news”. Possible calque of Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news; gospel”).


Soon

ᜐᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Sun (alternative)
Son (alternative)

Derived from Hokkien 孫 /孙 (Sun), via English Soon.