Mga Hukom

Mga Hukóm (canonical)
ᜋᜅ ᜑᜓᜃᜓᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)


Pista ng Tatlong Hari

tl-proper noun

Pistá ng Tatlóng Harì (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜆᜆ᜔ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ ᜑᜇᜒ)

Pistá ng Tatlóng Harì (canonical)
ᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜆᜆ᜔ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ ᜑᜇᜒ (Baybayin)

[pɪsˌt̪a n̪ɐn̪ t̪ɐt̪ˌl̪oŋ ˈhaː.ɾɪʔ]


Araw ng mga Puso

Araw ng mga Pusò (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜏ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜋᜅ ᜉᜓᜐᜓ)

Araw ng mga Pusò (canonical)
ᜀᜇᜏ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜋᜅ ᜉᜓᜐᜓ (Baybayin)

[ˌʔaː.ɾaʊ̯ n̪ɐŋ mɐˌŋa ˈpuː.soʔ]

Sa Araw ng mga Puso Minsa'y tinanong ko ang mahal kong Tatay: “Ang Araw ng Puso'y anong katuturan?” Ako'y niyakap niya at saka hinagkan... “Ang Araw ng Puso ay pagmamahalan.” “Mahal kita Anak, ako'y mahal mo rin, Nanay mo't ...

year unknown, A Wit ng Makahiya at iba pang mga Katha, Lulu.com →ISBN, page 11

Ipinagdiriwang ang Araw ng mga Puso tuwing a-katorse ng Pebrero at sa araw na ito, maraming tao ang lumalabas para manood ng sine at kumain sa masasarap na restawran. 4. Sa darating na Biyernes Santo, pupunta sina Sally at Ariel ...

2014, Jiedson R. Domigpe, Nenita Pambid Domingo, Elementary Tagalog Workbook: Tara, Mag-Tagalog Tayo! Come On, Let's Speak Tagalog! (Downloadable MP3 Audio Included), Tuttle Publishing, →ISBN, page 24:

Valentine's Day is celebrated every fourteenth of February and on this day, many people go out to watch movies and eat at delicious restaurants. 4. This coming Good Friday, Sally and Ariel will go...


Lungsod Quezon

Lungsód Quezon (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜐᜓᜇ᜔ ᜃᜒᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

Lungsód Quezon (canonical)
ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜐᜓᜇ᜔ ᜃᜒᜐᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Named after Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines.

Quezon City (a city in Metro Manila, Philippines)


Llorente

ᜎ᜔ᜌᜓᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Llorente, from Latin Laurentius.


Llorente

ᜎ᜔ᜌᜓᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

a municipality of Eastern Samar, Philippines


Tupas

Borrowed from Cebuano Tupas, after Rajah Tupas, the last rajah of Cebu


Panginoon

Panginoón (canonical)
ᜉᜅᜒᜈᜓᜂᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

→ Hanunoo: Panginoon

(historical) term of address for a lord or master, one of the members of the maginoo ruling class or nobility of the precolonial polities of the Philippines, especially one with many slaves and other valuable property like houses and boats.


Rizal

Borrowed from Spanish rizal (“resprouting after having wheat cut (of a piece of land)”). The places in the Philippines are named after José Rizal.

bor+

Rizal (a province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Antipolo)

José Rizal (national hero of the Philippines)

a municipality of Cagayan, Luzon, Philippines

a municipality of Kalinga, Luzon, Philippines

a municipality of Laguna, Luzon, Philippines

a municipality of Nueva Ecija, Luzon, Philippines

Occidental Mindoro
Occidental Mindoro#English

a municipality of Occidental Mindoro, Luzon, Philippines

a municipality of Palawan, Luzon, Philippines

Zamboanga del Norte
Zamboanga del Norte#English

a municipality of Zamboanga del Norte, Mindanao, Philippines


Adbiyento

tl-proper noun

Adbiyento (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜊᜒᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

ᜀᜇ᜔ᜊᜒᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)
Adbyento (alternative)
adbyento (alternative)
adbiyento (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish Adviento, from Latin adventus (“arrival”).


Mga Panaghoy

Mga Panaghóy (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜅ ᜉᜈᜄ᜔ᜑᜓᜌ᜔)

Mga Panaghóy (canonical)
ᜋᜅ ᜉᜈᜄ᜔ᜑᜓᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐˌŋa pɐ.n̪ɐɡˈhoɪ̯]


Montalban

Montalbán (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔ᜊᜈ᜔)

Montalbán (canonical)
ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔ᜊᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Montalbán, from monte (“mountain”), referring to the hills surrounding the municipality to the east.

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


Salonga

From Salonga (baptized as Pedro Salonga), chief of the ancient barangay of Polo (now Polo, barangay in Valenzuela), and participant in the Conspiracy of the Maharlikas.


Bisperas ng Bagong Taon

Bísperás ng Bagong Taón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜐ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜆᜂᜈ᜔)

Bísperás ng Bagong Taón (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜐ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜆᜂᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


Araw ng mga Bayani

Araw ng mga Bayani (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜏ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜋᜅ ᜊᜌᜈᜒ)

ᜀᜇᜏ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜋᜅ ᜊᜌᜈᜒ (Baybayin)

[ˌʔaː.ɾaʊ̯ n̪ɐŋ mɐˌŋa bɐˈjaː.n̪ɪ]

National Heroes' Day (a national holiday in the Philippines on the last Monday of August)


Bagong Taon

Bagong Taón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜆᜂᜈ᜔)

Bagong Taón (canonical)
ᜊᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜆᜂᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

maligayang Pasko at manigong Bagong Taon

maligayang Pasko at masaganang Bagong Taon


Linggo ng Palaspas

Linggó ng Palaspás (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜓ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜎᜐ᜔ᜉᜐ᜔)

Linggó ng Palaspás (canonical)
ᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜓ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜎᜐ᜔ᜉᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Araw ng Kagitingan

Araw ng Kagitingan (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜏ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜃᜄᜒᜆᜒᜅᜈ᜔)

ᜀᜇᜏ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜃᜄᜒᜆᜒᜅᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌʔaː.ɾaʊ̯ n̪ɐŋ kɐ.ɣɪˈt̪iː.ŋɐn̪]

national holiday
national holiday#English

Bataan Day (a national holiday in the Philippines on April 9th, equivalent to Veterans Day in the United States and Remembrance Day in many Commonwealth countries)


Araw ng Kalayaan

Araw ng Kalayaan (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜏ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜃᜎᜌᜀᜈ᜔)

ᜀᜇᜏ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜃᜎᜌᜀᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌʔaː.ɾaʊ̯ n̪ɐŋ kɐ.lɐˈjaː.ʔɐn̪]

Independence Day (a national holiday in the Philippines on June 12th)


Araw ng mga Patay

Araw ng mga Patáy (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜏ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜋᜅ ᜉᜆᜌ᜔)

Araw ng mga Patáy (canonical)
ᜀᜇᜏ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜋᜅ ᜉᜆᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌʔaː.ɾaʊ̯ n̪ɐŋ mɐˌŋa pɐˈt̪aɪ̯]

Literally, “Day of the Dead”. Compare Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos.


Pagtatapos ng Ramadan

Pagtatapós ng Ramadán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜆᜆᜉᜓᜐ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜇᜋᜇᜈ᜔)

Pagtatapós ng Ramadán (canonical)
ᜉᜄ᜔ᜆᜆᜉᜓᜐ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜇᜋᜇᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[pɐɡ.t̪ɐ.t̪ɐˌpos n̪ɐŋ ɾɐ.mɐˈd̪an̪]

(Islam) Eid al-Fitr, feast day by Muslims on the end of Ramadan; a movable holiday in the Philippines


Ama Namin

Amá Namin (canonical)
ᜀᜋ ᜈᜋᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

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


Kordero ng Diyos

Kordero ng Diyós (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜇᜓ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔)

Kordero ng Diyós (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜇᜓ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[koɾˌd̪ɛː.ɾo n̪ɐn̪ ˈd͡ʒos]

Partial calque of Spanish Cordero de Dios, calque of Latin Agnus Deī, itself a calque of Ancient Greek Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ (Amnòs toû Theoû).

der

Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ


Karaniwang Panahon

tl-proper noun

Karaniwang Panahón (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜈᜒᜏᜅ᜔ ᜉᜈᜑᜓᜈ᜔)

Karaniwang Panahón (canonical)
ᜃᜇᜈᜒᜏᜅ᜔ ᜉᜈᜑᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Ngayon ay ang ikalawang Linggo ng Karaniwang Panahon

Today is the second Sunday of Ordinary Time


Sampung Utos

Sampúng Utos (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜅ᜔ ᜂᜆᜓᜐ᜔)

Sampúng Utos (canonical)
ᜐᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜅ᜔ ᜂᜆᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Bisperas ng Pasko

Bísperás ng Paskó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜐ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜐ᜔ᜃᜓ)

Bísperás ng Paskó (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜐ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜐ᜔ᜃᜓ (Baybayin)


Simbang Gabi

Simbáng Gabí (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜅ᜔ ᜄᜊᜒ)

Simbáng Gabí (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜅ᜔ ᜄᜊᜒ (Baybayin)
simbang gabi (alternative)
simbang-gabi (alternative)

[sɪmˌbaŋ ɡɐˈbɪ]

[sɪmˌbaŋ ɡɐˈbɛ]

See simba + -ng, gabi. Literally, “night attendance of Mass”.

Simbang Gabi (devotional, nine-day series of night Masses attended by Filipino Catholics in anticipation of Christmas)


Imamura

[ʔɪ.mɐˈmuː.ɾɐ]


Advincula

Advínculá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜊᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎ)

Advínculá (canonical)
ᜀᜇ᜔ᜊᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎ (Baybayin)


Naval

a municipality of Biliran, Eastern Visayas, Philippines


Singson

Possibly from Hokkien 曾孫 /曾孙 (cheng-sun, “great-grandson (in a male lineage)”), via Spanish Singson. Compare Tagalog Sanson, Canoy.

bor

a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry


Carandang

Carandáng (canonical)
ᜃᜇᜈ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

[kɐ.ɾɐn̪ˈd̪aŋ]

From karangdang. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Tagalog, widespread in Batangas


Arcilla

Borrowed from Spanish Arcilla, from arcilla.


Arcillas

ᜀᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Apolonio

a surname from Spanish deriving from the given name


Balita

a surname from Tagalog, most common in Batangas


Yakan

Yakan (one of the major indigenous ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines)


Bohol

Borrowed from Spanish Bohol, from Cebuano buol (“Ixora philippinensis”).

Bohol (a province of Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines; capital and largest city: Tagbilaran)

Bohol (an island of Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines)


Batangas

Borrowed from Spanish Batangas, from Tagalog batangan (“timberland; place of wooden rafts”), from batang (“log”) + -an (“place marker suffix”). The province is named by the Spaniards after the wooden rafts found on the Calumpang River in present-day Batangas City.

suffix

a province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; capital: Batangas City; largest city: Lipa

Batangas (a city, the provincial capital of Batangas, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; a former municipality)


Nueva Ecija

tl-proper noun

Nueva Ecija (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜏᜒᜊ ᜁᜐᜒᜑ)

ᜈᜓᜏᜒᜊ ᜁᜐᜒᜑ (Baybayin)
Nueba Esiha (alternative obsolete)

[ˌn̪wɛː.vɐ ʔɛˈsiː.hɐ]

[ˌn̪wɛː.bɐ ʔɛˈsiː.hɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish Nueva Écija (“New Écija”) with the stress moved to the penultimate, from nueva (“new”) + Écija (“city in Seville, Spain”), which the latter term is from Mozarabic, from Latin Astigi.

com

w:Écija<alt:Écija><t:city in Seville, Spain>

Nueva Ecija (a province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines)


Cabanatuan

From kabanatuan, from banato (“kamala tree; Mallotus philippensis”) + ka- -an.

af

Cabanatuan (the largest city, the former provincial capital of Nueva Ecija, Central Luzon, Philippines)


Palayan

Palayan (a city, the provincial capital of Nueva Ecija, Central Luzon, Philippines)


Mataasnakahoy

tl-proper noun

Mataásnakáhoy (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜀᜐ᜔ᜈᜃᜑᜓᜌ᜔)

Mataásnakáhoy (canonical)
ᜋᜆᜀᜐ᜔ᜈᜃᜑᜓᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)
Mataas na Kahoy (alternative)

From mataas + na + kahoy. Literally, “high wood”.

Mataasnakahoy (a municipality of Batangas, Philippines)


Balete

[bɐˈlɛː.t̪ɛ]

Balete (a municipality of Batangas, Philippines, on the eastern coast of Taal Lake)

Balete (a municipality of Aklan, Philippines)


Tagaytay

[t̪ɐ.ɣaɪ̯ˈt̪aɪ̯]

From tagaytay (“mountain ridge”), referring to the mountain ridge near Mount Sungay overlooking Taal Lake. By folk etymology, from "taga, itay!", referring to the yells of a boy (with his father, hunting in the forest) that echoed on the mountains on the present location of the city.

Tagaytay (a city in Cavite, Philippines)


Dasmariñas

Dasmariñas (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜐ᜔ᜋᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔)

ᜇᜐ᜔ᜋᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

From Spanish Dasmariñas, named after Gómez Pérez Dasmariñas, the 7th Spanish governor-general of the Philippines.

Dasmariñas (a city in Cavite, Philippines)

a barangay of Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines


Claveria

Borrowed from Spanish Clavería, introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos. The places in the Philippines are named after Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa, 1st Count of Manila and 71st Spanish governor-general of the Philippines.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

several places in the Philippines:
a municipality of Cagayan, Philippines

several places in the Philippines:
a municipality of Misamis Oriental

Misamis Oriental
Misamis Oriental#English


Tuy

Named after Galician Tui, a town in Pontevedra province, Galicia, Spain.

Tuy (a municipality of Batangas, Philippines)


Consolacion

tl-proper noun

Consolación (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜓᜎᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

Consolación (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜓᜎᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

a female given name from Spanish, usually used along with Maria


Legazpi

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

named-after

alternative form of Legaspi (“provincial capital of Albay, Philippines”)

Legaspi

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


Elcano

Borrowed from Spanish, from Basque Elkano.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]


Peñalosa

Borrowed from Spanish, a variant of Peñaloza.

a surname from Spanish, notably borne by:

Gerry Peñalosa, former Filipino boxer, and younger brother of Dodie Boy Peñalosa


Ibañez

[ʔɪˈbaː.ɲɛs]


Gozon

Borrowed from Spanish Gozon /Goson /Gozum, from Hokkien 五孫 (gō͘-sun) or 吳孫 (gô͘-sun).

bor+

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


Albay

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

cog

a province of the Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Legazpi

Albay
Guido de Lavezaris
Legazpi, Albay
Olivier van Noort


Bulacan

Bulacán (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜎᜃᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Bulakan (alternative proscribed)

From bulak + -an, bulak either referring to Tagalog bulaklak (“flower”) or Tagalog bulak (“cotton”) or Tagalog burak (“mud”). Formerly the town of Bulakan, formerly a visita of Tondo. See also bulakan (“Decalobanthus peltatus”).

San Jose del Monte
San Jose del Monte#English

Bulacan (a province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines; capital: Malolos; largest city: San Jose del Monte)


Quezon

Ultimately from Hokkien, possibly 雞孫 /鸡孙 (koe-sun / ke-sun), via Spanish Quezon. The places in the Philippines are named after Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines. See also Tuazon, Dizon, Lacson, Tiongson, Singson, Pecson, Quiazon, etc.

Quezon (a province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; former name:Tayabas; capital and largest city: Lucena)

Manuel Quezon (2nd president of the Philippines)

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien], originally of Chinese origin common with Filipinos of Chinese ancestry

a municipality of Quezon, Luzon, Philippines, on the southern tip of Alabat island

a municipality of Isabela, Luzon, Philippines

a municipality of Bukidnon, Mindanao, Philippines

a municipality of Nueva Ecija, Luzon, Philippines

a municipality of Nueva Vizcaya, Luzon, Philippines

a municipality of Palawan, Luzon, Philippines


Dagohoy

[d̪ɐˈɣoː.hoɪ̯]

Francisco Dagohoy (real name: Francisco Sendrijas), Boholano who led the longest rebellion in Filipino history

Dagohoy (a municipality of Bohol, Philippines)


Jomari

Jómarí (canonical)
ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜋᜇᜒ (Baybayin)
Joemari (alternative)
Joemarie (alternative)

[ˌd͡ʒoː.mɐˈɾɪ]

[ˌd̪joː.mɐˈɾɪ]

Clipping of Josemari, a clipping of Jose Maria, from Spanish José María.

a diminutive of the male given name Jose Maria, from Spanish


Jose Maria

tl-proper noun

José Maria (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜐᜒ ᜋᜇᜒᜌ)

José Maria (canonical)
ᜑᜓᜐᜒ ᜋᜇᜒᜌ (Baybayin)


Josemari

Clipping of Jose Maria, from Spanish José María.


Kiko

Borrowed from Spanish Quico /Kiko. Compare Spanish Paco.

a diminutive of the male given names Francisco or Francis


Maricar

Clipping of of Spanish Maricarmen, from a blend of María + Carmen, from Spanish María del Carmen.

a diminutive of the female given name Maricarmen, from Spanish


malaking bituka

tl-noun

malakíng bituka (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜃᜒᜅ᜔ ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜃ)

malakíng bituka (canonical)
ᜋᜎᜃᜒᜅ᜔ ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜃ (Baybayin)

Coordinate term: maliit na bituka


Surigao

[sʊ.ɾɪˈɣaʊ̯]

From Spanish Surigao, previously spelled as Suligao, from Kamayo Suligaw (“the Surigao River”), from suligao (“springwater”).

Surigao del Norte
Surigao del Norte#English

Surigao City (a city, the provincial capital of Surigao del Norte, Caraga, Mindanao, Philippines)

Surigao (a former province of the Philippines)


Villarino

Borrowed from Spanish, from Galician Vilariño.


Gaisano

a surname, notably by a rich Chinese Filipino business clan originally from Cebu spread across Visayas and Mindanao


Osmeña

[ʔosˈmɛː.ɲɐ]

From Spanish Osmeña, ultimately from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān) + -ia. It is apparently not recorded in the Catálogo Alfabético de Apellidos, where most Filipinos historically derived surnames from due to a decree in 1849 by Gov-Gen. Narciso Clavería.

der

Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān)

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Arabic]

Catálogo Alfabético de Apellidos
Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa


CPP

Borrowed from English CPP (“Communist Party of the Philippines”).

bor+

Communist Party of the Philippines
w:Communist Party of the Philippines

initialism of Communist Party of the Philippines


COMELEC

CÓMELÉC (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜋᜒᜎᜒᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)
Comelec (alternative)

Commission on Elections
w:Commission on Elections (Philippines)


Napolcom

Nápolcóm (canonical)
ᜈᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)

alternative letter-case form of NAPOLCOM


DILG

tl-proper noun

DILG (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒ ᜀᜌ᜔ ᜁᜎ᜔ ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒ)

ᜇᜒ ᜀᜌ᜔ ᜁᜎ᜔ ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒ (Baybayin)

[ˌd̪ɪ ˌʔaɪ̯ ˌʔɛl ˈd͡ʒɪ]

[ˌd̪ɪ ˌʔaɪ̯ ˌʔɛl ˈd̪jɪ]

w:Department of the Interior and Local Government

initialism of Department of the Interior and Local Government


KMU

(labour) initialism of Kilusang Mayo Uno


Cañete

[kɐnˈɲɛː.t̪ɛ]

[kɐn̪ˈjɛː.t̪ɛ]

Borrowed from Spanish, from cañete (“Phragmites australis”).


Abueg

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Dalawampu

Dalawampû (canonical)
ᜇᜎᜏᜋ᜔ᜉᜓ (Baybayin)

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Batangas


Parungao

ᜉᜇᜓᜅᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)
Paruñgao (alternative)

[pɐˈɾuː.ŋaʊ̯]

From pa- + dungaw. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

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


Lacandola

From Lakandula, last lakan of the Kingdom of Tondo. The name itself is from lakan + Dola, where Dola is from Malay Dola, short for Arabic عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه (ʕabdu llāh, “servant of God”).

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عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه


Gatdula

[ɡɐt̪ˈd̪uː.lɐʔ]

From Gat + Dula, variant name of Lakandula, last lakan of the Kingdom of Tondo. The name Dula itself comes from Malay Dolah, short from Arabic عَبْد اللّٰه (ʕabd allāh).

عَبْد اللّٰه


Arguelles

tl-proper noun

Arguelles (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜄᜓᜏᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜐ᜔)

ᜀᜇ᜔ᜄᜓᜏᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐɾˈɡwɛl.jɛs]

[ʔɐɾˈɡɛl.jɛs]

Borrowed from Spanish Argüelles, of Asturian origin.


Banaag

[bɐˈn̪aː.ʔɐɡ̚]

From banaag, or borrowing from Hiligaynon.


SOCCSKSARGEN

Acronym of South Cotabato, Cotabato City, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, General Santos City.

acronym

SOCCSKSARGEN (an administrative region of Mindanao, Philippines)


Agbuya

[ʔɐɡˈbuː.jɐ]

Borrowed from Pangasinan Agbuya, from agbuya.


Capangyarihan

tl-proper noun

Capangyarihan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜅ᜔ᜌᜇᜒᜑᜈ᜔)

ᜃᜉᜅ᜔ᜌᜇᜒᜑᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


Carunungan

[kɐ.ɾʊˈn̪uː.ŋɐn̪]


Bunawan

Bunawan (a district of Davao City, Philippines)

a municipality of Agusan del Sur, Philippines


Anilao

[ʔɐ.n̪ɪˈlaʊ̯]

a barangay of Mabini, Batangas, Philippines

(metonymic) Mabini (a municipality of Batangas, Philippines, especially the areas containing beach resorts)


Batac

Batac (a city in Ilocos Norte, Philippines)


Banal

a surname from Tagalog, common in Batangas and Quezon


Banocnoc

Banocnóc (canonical)
ᜊᜈᜓᜃ᜔ᜈᜓᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)


Lacanilao

Lacaniláo (canonical)
ᜎᜃᜈᜒᜎᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)


Oliverio

Borrowed from Spanish Oliverio, from Latin Oliverius. Compare English Oliver).


Tibayan

From tibayan (“to strengthen”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Cavite and Batangas


Almendras

Almendras (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔)

ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐlˈmɛn̪.d̪ɾɐs]


Huling Hapunan

Hulíng Hapunan (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎᜒᜅ᜔ ᜑᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜔)

Hulíng Hapunan (canonical)
ᜑᜓᜎᜒᜅ᜔ ᜑᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[hʊˌlɪŋ hɐˈpuː.n̪ɐn̪]


El Shaddai

El Shaddái (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎ᜔ ᜐ᜔ᜌᜇᜌ᜔)

El Shaddái (canonical)
ᜁᜎ᜔ ᜐ᜔ᜌᜇᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɛl ʃɐˈd̪aɪ̯]

[ʔɛl sjɐˈd̪aɪ̯]

Borrowed from English El Shaddai, from Hebrew אֵל שַׁדַּי (el shadái, “God Almighty”).

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El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Fellowship International


Sarraga

Borrowed from Spanish, from Basque Hareaga.


Espeleta

[ʔɛs.pɛˈlɛː.t̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish, from Basque Ezpeleta.


Landicho

From variant of Spanish Landecho, from Basque Landetxo.


Soberano

Borrowed from Spanish Soberano, from soberano.


Bunye

a surname from Tagalog, of native origin


Capili

a native surname from Tagalog, common in Bulacan and Nueva Ecija


Divinagracia

tl-proper noun

Divínagrácia (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜊᜒᜈᜄ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜌ)

Divínagrácia (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜊᜒᜈᜄ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)

[d̪ɪˌviː.n̪ɐˈɡɾaː.ʃɐ]

[d̪ɪˌbiː.n̪ɐˈɡɾaː.ʃɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish divina gracia. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, mostly found in Metro Manila and Cavite, (usu. Visayan migrants)


Alejandrino

Alejandrino (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜑᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜈᜓ)

ᜀᜎᜒᜑᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜈᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish, from alejandrino.


Sumaya

a surname of native origin, most notably borne by:

Betong Sumaya, Filipino journalist, director, TV host, actor and comedian


Maranan

[mɐˈɾaː.n̪ɐn̪]

From madaanan. Old surname originating in the Batangas principalía.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Batangas


dela Peña

delá Peña (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜎ ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)
de la Peña (alternative)
Dela Peña (alternative)

[d̪ɛˌla ˈpɛː.ɲɐ]


Araneta

[ʔɐ.ɾɐˈn̪ɛː.t̪ɐ]

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], most notably borne by the:

Araneta family, Spanish-Filipino family of Basque descent, the owner of the Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City

Gregorio S. Araneta, lawyer, businessman, nationalist, and patriot during the American colonial era; a member of the Spanish-Filipino Araneta family


Calamba

Calambá or Calambâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜋ᜔ᜊ)

Calambá (canonical)
Calambâ (canonical)
ᜃᜎᜋ᜔ᜊ (Baybayin)

Calamba (the largest city in Laguna, Philippines)

Misamis Occidental
Misamis Occidental#English

Calamba (a municipality of Misamis Occidental, Philippines)


Cuartero

[kwɐɾˈt̪ɛː.ɾo]

Borrowed from Spanish Cuartero, from Basque.


Malabanan

From malabanan. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Tagalog, common in Batangas

a barangay of Balete, Batangas, Philippines


Lansangan

Borrowed from Kapampangan Lansangan, from lansangan.


Asistio

Asístió (canonical)
ᜀᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜓ (Baybayin)


Dimaano

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


Lalamunan

a surname from Tagalog, most common in Batangas and Quezon


Abdurahman

Abdurahmán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜓᜇᜋᜈ᜔)

Abdurahmán (canonical)
ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜓᜇᜋᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Arabic عَبْد الرَّحْمٰن (ʕabd ar-raḥmān).

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عَبْد الرَّحْمٰن

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


Ballesteros

tl-proper noun

Ballesteros (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔ or ᜊᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

ᜊᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
ᜊᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Ballesteros, from ballesteros (plural of ballestero). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos. The municipality is named after Filipino priest Gregorio Ballesteros.

named-after

a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Ballesteros

Ballesteros (a municipality of Cagayan, Philippines)

a barangay of Aurora, Isabela, Philippines


Dimatulac

From di matulak (“immovable”, literally “unpushable”).


Ordoñez

ᜂᜇ᜔ᜇᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔoɾˈd̪oː.ɲɛs]

Borrowed from Spanish Ordóñez, from Ordoño + -ez. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish [in turn originating as a patronymic], common in Cavite and Metro Manila


Manalastas

Manalastás (canonical)
ᜋᜈᜎᜐ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

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

a common surname from Kapampangan, mostly concentrated in Metro Manila and Central Luzon


Mangahas

From mangahas. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

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


Catindig

Catindíg (canonical)
ᜃᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[kɐ.t̪ɪn̪ˈd̪ɪɡ̚]


Capulong

Hispanicized form of Kapulong, Rajah of Candaba, later baptized as Dionisio Capolo, and participant on the Conspiracy of the Maharlikas.


Elorde

[ʔɛˈloɾ.d̪ɛ]

From variant of Spanish Elordi, of Basque origin.

a surname from Basque, most notably borne by:


Arandia

[ʔɐˈɾan̪.d͡ʒɐ]

[ʔɐˈɾan̪.d̪jɐ]


Arnaiz

[ʔɐɾˈn̪aː.ʔɪs]


Agojo

Agojò (canonical)
ᜀᜄᜓᜑᜓ (Baybayin)
Agujo (alternative)

[ʔɐˈɣoː.hoʔ]

Hispanization of aguho. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Batangas


Lardizabal

tl-proper noun

Lardizabál (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜐᜊᜎ᜔)

Lardizabál (canonical)
ᜎᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜐᜊᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


Despuig

Despuíg (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[d̪ɛsˈpwɪɡ̚]


Eloriaga

Variant of Spanish Elorriaga, from Basque


Legarda

[lɛˈɣaɾ.d̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish Legarda, from Basque Legarda.


Larrazabal

Larrazabál (canonical)
ᜎᜇᜐᜊᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


Agbon

Borrowed from Waray-Waray Agbon, from agbon.


Olivera

[ʔo.lɪˈvɛː.ɾɐ]

[ʔo.lɪˈbɛː.ɾɐ]

Of multiple origins:
*From Spanish, from Catalan, from olivera
*From Hispanicization of Portuguese Oliveira

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Catalan]


Tengco

From Hokkien 鄧哥 /邓哥 (Tēng-ko), via Spanish Tengco.


Tatad

[ˈt̪aː.t̪ɐd̪̚]


Berroya

Borrowed from Spanish, from Basque Berroia.


Pajarito

Borrowed from Spanish Pajarito, from pajarito, diminutive of pájaro.


Panlilio

From the teknonymic Philippine byname Pan Liliw, from Pan (“father of”) + Liliw (an eldest son's personal name; referring to a kind of resplendent bird).

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Liliw<pos:an eldest son's personal name; referring to a kind of resplendent bird>


Piñol

Borrowed from Spanish, from Catalan Pinyol.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Catalan], mostly associated with:

Manny Piñol, Filipino journalist, writer, agriculturist, and politician


Palad

From palad. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Bulacan, Quezon and Laguna


Areglado

[ʔɐ.ɾɛˈɡlaː.d̪o]


Querubin

Querubín (canonical)
ᜃᜒᜇᜓᜊᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[kɛ.ɾʊˈbɪn̪]

Borrowed from Spanish Querubín, from querubín (“cherub”), in reference to cherubim.


Escaño

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


Pahati

Ultimately from pahati. Old surname originating in Bulacan.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Bulacan


Panaligan

From panaligan. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Batangas


Paradero

[pɐ.ɾɐˈd̪ɛː.ɾo]


Paglinawan

tl-proper noun

Paglinawan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜎᜒᜈᜏᜈ᜔)


Leviste

a surname, most notably borne by:
Mark Leviste, Filipino politician


Sumulong

From sumulong (“to advance, to progress”).

a surname from Tagalog, most notably borne by:

Juan Sumulong, Filipino revolutionary, journalist, lawyer, educator, and politician from Rizal province

Lorenzo Sumulong, Filipino politician and delegate to the United Nations


Macalintal

Macalintál (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔)

Macalintál (canonical)
ᜋᜃᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)
Makalintal (alternative)


Dimayuga

From di mayuga (literally “unshakeable”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Dimacuha

ᜇᜒᜋᜃᜓᜑ (Baybayin)
Dimacuja (alternative)

From di makuha. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Dimacuja; original spelling now obsolete. The spelling is a partial indigenization, replacing J with H but keeping the C.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

<i class="Latn mention" lang="tl">Dimacuja</i>


Isip

From isip. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Ysip.


Roño

a surname, most associated with film director Chito Roño


Gatan

[ˈɡaː.t̪ɐn̪]


Cacao

From kakaw. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname, mostly concentrated in Batangas and Laguna


Oñate

Borrowed from Spanish Oñate, from Basque Oñati.


Barrameda

[bɐ.ɾɐˈmɛː.d̪ɐ]

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

a surname from Spanish, mostly found on Bicolanos, esp. those from Albay


Abesamis

ᜀᜊᜒᜐᜋᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
Abesames (alternative)

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Abesames. Original spelling has been largely displaced.

<i class="Latn mention" lang="tl">Abesames</i>


Malinao

From Cebuano malinaw (“serene; pacific”).

Malinao (a municipality of Albay, Philippines)

Malinao (a municipality of Aklan, Philippines)


Magsino

From magsino (“to look closely”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Tagalog, common in Batangas


Magsombol

tl-proper noun

Magsomból (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜐᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜎ᜔)

Magsomból (canonical)
ᜋᜄ᜔ᜐᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)
Magsumbol (alternative)

From magsumbol, from sumbol. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Magsumbol

Magsumból (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜐᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜎ᜔)

Magsumból (canonical)
ᜋᜄ᜔ᜐᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


Tiongson

ᜆᜒᜌᜓᜅ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Tiongson, ultimately from Hokkien, possibly 長孫／长孙 (tióng-sun) or 仲孫／仲孙 (tiōng-sun).

a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry


Cojuangco

From Hokkien 許寰哥 /许寰哥 (Khó͘ Hoân-ko), via Spanish, the Spanish-era romanized Hokkien Chinese name of the family patriarch, composed of the patriarch's original surname, then one of the syllable's of his given name (either the personal non-generational character or the generational character of his Chinese given name), then the Hokkien 哥 (ko, “older brother”) male honorific suffix.

a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien, borne by a known political and business clan in the Philippines


Indones

Indonés (canonical)
ᜁᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Magbanua

a surname from Hiligaynon, most common in Mindoro and Palawan


Salaveria

From a variant of Spanish Salaverria, from Basque Salaberria.


Collantes

Collantes (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔)

ᜃᜓᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

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

Collantes: a surname from Spanish, mostly concentrated in Laguna and Cavite


San Pedro

San Pedro (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜇᜓ)

a surname from Spanish, the 220th most common surname in the Philippines

several locations in the Philippines named after St. Peter, e.g.:

a city and former municipality of Laguna, Philippines


Gaviola

Borrowed from Spanish, from Basque Gabiola.


Abadiano

Borrowed from Spanish Abadiano, either from Latin Abatius with the suffix -anum, or from Basque abade (“abbot”) with the same suffix.


Zubiri

Borrowed from Spanish Zubiri, from Basque Zubiri, from zubi (“bridge”) + hiri (“city, village”).


Alzaga

[ʔɐlˈsaː.ɣɐ]

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


Gavilan

Borrowed from Spanish Gavilán, from gavilán (“sparrow hawk”).


Osorio

Borrowed from Spanish, of Basque origin, meaning "wolf hunter".


Carriaga

[kɐɾˈjaː.ɣɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish, from Basque Kareaga.


dela Cruz

tl-proper noun

delá Cruz (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎ ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

delá Cruz (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜎ ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
Dela Cruz (alternative)
de la Cruz (alternative)
Delacruz (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish de la Cruz, a reference to the Holy Cross. Common surname adapted by many Filipinos during the Spanish colonial era upon conversion to Christianity.


Karding

From Kardo (diminutive of Ricardo) + -ing (diminutive name suffix).

suf

"Madilim,el" Bumuntong-hininga si Karding. "Wala nang mangyayari. Sibat na.' ' Pa'no'ng piano?" 'Mamayangaabi uli." Tinalikuran ni Karding ang kaibigan at tuloy-tuloy ito sa tinitirhang kubo. Ina- ngat niya ang mga kaldero sa kalan. Walang ...

Umuwi si Karding sa aming nayon noong bakasyong iyon. Kasama siya ng ibang kabinataang nagsi-ilaw sa prusisiyon. Pagkatapos, sapagkat si Aling Binyang ang "hermana mayor", ay nagkaroon ng malaking piging sa kanilang tahanan.

2000, Lina Flor, Collected works, →ISBN:

At naisip niya si Karding, ang manlililok sa kanilang baryo. Hindi ba't kapag napapasyal siya sa silong na gawaan nito'y tumutulong pa siya sa pagliliha't pagbabarnis? Noon pa'y interesado na siya sa paglilok. Mataman niyang pinanonood si ...

1994, Fanny A. Garcia, Sandaan damit: at iba pang maikling kuwento, →ISBN:

a diminutive of the male given name Ricardo


Berting

From Berto + -ing, where Berto is from a clipping of Alberto or Roberto.

a diminutive of the male given names Alberto, Albert, Roberto, or Robert


Tonyo

Clipping of Antonio. Compare Spanish Toño.

a diminutive of the male given name Antonio


Timong

a diminutive of the male given name Timoteo


Pedring

Kayá sabihin mo kay Pete na kausápin si Pedring pára ipagbantay táyo ng báhay. Piliin ang támang sagot. 1. Pumunta ka ba sa mííting nátin kagabi? a. b. c. d Hindi kasi ako nakapunta sa miting nátin. Hindi na ngá saná ako púpunta sa miting ...

1991, John U. Wolff, Ma. Theresa C. Centeno, Der-Hwa V. Rau, Pilipino Through Self-Instruction, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 896:

"Napanaginipan ko si Pedring." Kapatid ni Ruben si Pedring. Sabay-sabay kaming tatlo nina Ruben na sumali sa gerilya noong panahon ng Hapon. Huminga nang malalim si Ruben. Hindi muna siya nagsalita. Ay lintik, mali. Hindi ko na lang ...

2007, Mga gerilya sa Powell Street, Ateneo University Press, →ISBN, page 7:

a diminutive of the male given names Pedrito or Pedro


Narding

From Nardo (shortening of Bernardo) + -ing (diminutive name suffix).

Susuray-suray na haharang sa gitna ng kalsada si Narding. Titigil ang kotse. NARDING Para! Para! Tulungan n'yo ako! Babalandra si Narding sa harapan ng kotse at matutumba. Mapapatingin ang driver kay Chua. Tatango ito. Bababa ang ...

1988, Ricardo Lee, Si Tatang at mga himala ng ating panahon: koleksyon ng mga akda ni Ricardo Lee:

a diminutive of the male given name Bernardo


Mando

Kilala ni Mando si Lelong Hedo, ang ama ni Ada. Dati na itong nauugnayan nina Mando at binibigyan ng mga pag-aaral bago pa nakilala ni Mando si Ada. Madali naman ang naging usapan. Ang tanging tinanong lang ng ama at ina ni Ada ay, ...

"Working student ako noon," sabi ni Mando. Ngunit nang mapangasawa niya si Emelita "Emily" Campano, na tulad niya'y tubong Rosario, Cavite, naiba ang takbo ng pamumuhay ni Mando. "Peace time pa lang, may puwesto na sa palengke ...

"Gusto mo namang sumisid, huwag lang umakyat," medyo pakutya ang pagsabi ni Mando noon. "No, hindi lang. Gusto kong maggalugad. 'Yon, mas maganda ' yon, di ba? Ang buhay ay hindi laging pag-akyat, hindi laging pagtaas nang ...

2002, Lilia Quindoza Santiago, Ang kaulayaw ng agila, →ISBN:

a diminutive of the male given name Armando


Decena

[d̪ɛˈsɛː.n̪ɐ]

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

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


Abalos

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

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


Garces

Borrowed from Spanish Garcés (patronymic form of García).


Oracion

[ʔo.ɾɐˈʃon̪]

Borrowed from Spanish Oración, from oración.


Gumiran

[ɡʊˈmiː.ɾɐn̪]


Viernes

ᜊᜒᜌᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Dalusong

Borrowed from Kapampangan, from dalusung (“assault”).


Balingit

[bɐˈliː.ŋɪt̪̚]

From Rajah Balingit (later Pedro Balinguit), Rajah of Pandakan, participator on the Conspiracy of the Maharlikas.


Gatmaitan

Gatmaitán (canonical)
ᜄᜆ᜔ᜋᜌ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

From Gat + Mait + -an, presumed to be one of the rulers or nobility of an ancient sovereign polity, known in Chinese records as「麻逸」, read in Mandarin 麻逸 (Máyì) and Hokkien 麻逸 (Mâ-i̍t, literary reading) and historically known through the atonal Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin, “Ma-i”.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Batangas and Oriental Mindoro


Maquiling

Taken from Maria Makiling, the diwata associated with Mount Makiling. Name itself from makiling.


Gokongwei

Borrowed from Hokkien, particularly from the full Hokkien Chinese name of John Gokongwei Jr.'s father, John Gokongwei Sr.

a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien, notably by a rich Chinese Filipino business clan from Cebu


Sotto

From earlier Spanish Soto, later spelled with double ⟨t⟩ possibly by influence of Italian American surnames.

a surname from Spanish, originally spelled Soto until around American colonial era.


Fariñas

[fɐˈɾiː.ɲɐs]

[pɐˈɾiː.ɲɐs]

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

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician]


Zuñiga

tl-proper noun

Zuñiga or Zúñigá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜒᜄ)

Zuñiga (canonical)
Zúñigá (canonical)
ᜐᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜒᜄ (Baybayin)

[zʊnˈɲiː.ɣɐ]

[ˌzuː.ɲɪˈɣa]

[sʊnˈɲiː.ɣɐ]

[ˌsuː.ɲɪˈɣa]

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

Zuniga: a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], mostly concentrated in Bulacan, Laguna, Quezon and Rizal


Kalaw

a surname, most notable borne by:
Teodoro Kalaw, Filipino scholar


Macasaet

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Batangas and Quezon


Villasis

Villasis (a municipality of Pangasinan, Philippines)


Taruc

Borrowed from Kapampangan Taruc, from taruk (“to fathom; to explore”).


Roxas

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

gl

Roxas (a city, the provincial capital of Capiz, Western Visayas, Philippines; former name: Capiz)

Manuel Roxas (5th president of the Philippines)

several locations in the Philippines:
a municipality of Isabela

Oriental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro#English

several locations in the Philippines:
a municipality of Oriental Mindoro

several locations in the Philippines:
a municipality of Palawan

several locations in the Philippines:
a barangay of Quezon City


del Mundo

tl-proper noun

del Mundo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ)

ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ (Baybayin)


Gubat

[ˈɡuː.bɐt̪̚]


Diokno

Possibly from Hokkien [Term?], pronounced with [l̪] initial. Compare Philippine Hokkien 陸 /陆 (lio̍k) or Spanish Dioquino.

a surname, most notably borne by:
Jose Diokno, Filipino nationalist


Maristela

[mɐ.ɾɪsˈt̪ɛː.lɐ]

After Portuguese Maristela, after Mary, Star of the Sea.


Jocson

Jocson (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜃ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔ or ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜃ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

ᜑᜓᜃ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜃ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Hokkien [Term?]. Compare Hokkien 福 (hok) & 孫 /孙 (sun).


Banilad

a barangay of Nasugbu, Batangas, Philippines


Banilad

a barangay of Mandaue, Cebu, Philippines

a barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines


Siquijor

Siquijór (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜃᜒᜑᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

Negros Island Region
Negros Island Region#English

Siquijor (a province of the Negros Island Region, Visayas, Philippines)

Siquijor (a municipality, the capital of the province of Siquijor, Negros Island Region, Visayas, Philippines)

Siquijor (an island of the Bohol Sea, Visayas, Philippines)


Bunag

[ˈbuː.n̪ɐɡ̚]


Lazarte

Borrowed from Spanish, from Basque Lasarte.


Diño

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

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


Macalinao

From makalinaw, from maka- + linaw. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos. Compare Kapampangan Macalino.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Bulacan and Nueva Ecija


Estabillo

tl-proper noun

Estabillo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish, variant of Estavillo (“village in Armiñón, Álava, Spain”), of Basque origin.

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


Galura

Borrowed from Kapampangan Galura, from Sanskrit गरुड (garuḍa).


Garchitorena

Garchitorena (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜇ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜆᜓᜇᜒᜈ)

ᜄᜇ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜆᜓᜇᜒᜈ (Baybayin)

[ɡɐɾ.t͡ʃɪ.t̪oˈɾɛː.n̪ɐ]

[ɡɐɾ.t͡sɪ.t̪oˈɾɛː.n̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish, from Basque Gartxitorena.


Garchitorena

ᜄᜇ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜆᜓᜇᜒᜈ (Baybayin)

[ɡɐɾ.t͡ʃɪ.t̪oˈɾɛː.n̪ɐ]

[ɡɐɾ.t͡sɪ.t̪oˈɾɛː.n̪ɐ]

a municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines


Michelena

[mɪt.t͡ʃɛˈlɛː.n̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish, from Basque Mitxelena.


Avendaño

ᜀᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Avendaño, variant of Abendaño, of Basque origin. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Abendaño; later changed to Avendaño due to Spanish betacism.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], equivalent to Spanish Avendaño, mostly found in Bulacan


Macaraeg

[mɐ.xɐ.ɾɐˈʔɛɡ̚]

Borrowed from Pangasinan Macaraeg, adapted form of Tagalog Macaraig.


Ricarte

[ɾɪˈxaɾ.t̪ɛ]

Borrowed from Spanish Ricarte, from Basque Errekarte.

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

Artemio Ricarte, Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War

(rare) a male given name taken from the surname


Policarpio

tl-proper noun

Policárpió (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜃᜇ᜔ᜉᜒᜌᜓ)

Policárpió (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜃᜇ᜔ᜉᜒᜌᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish, variant of Policarpo, a reference to St. Polycarp [of Smyrna] (San Policarpo de Esmirna).


Magalona

a surname from Hiligaynon, mostly associated with rapper Francis Magalona


Obligacion

Obligación (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜊ᜔ᜎᜒᜄᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

Obligación (canonical)
ᜂᜊ᜔ᜎᜒᜄᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Obligación, from obligación.


Catapang

a surname from Tagalog, most common in Batangas


de las Alas

de las Alas (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒ ᜎᜐ᜔ ᜀᜎᜐ᜔)

ᜇᜒ ᜎᜐ᜔ ᜀᜎᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
delas Alas (alternative)


Dimaandal

Dimaandál (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜋᜀᜈ᜔ᜇᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

From di maandal. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Dimandal, since displaced. The spelling is an etymological spelling.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

<i class="Latn mention" lang="tl">Dimandal</i>

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Batangas, Laguna, and Quezon


Peñaflor

tl-proper noun

Peñaflór (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜉ᜔ᜎᜓᜇ᜔)

Peñaflór (canonical)
ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜉ᜔ᜎᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Peñaflor, a after the municipality in Seville. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

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


de Castro

de Castro (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒ ᜃᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)


Acorda

[ʔɐˈxoɾ.d̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish, from Basque Akorda.


dela Paz

delá Paz (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜎ ᜉᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
Delapaz (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish de la Paz, after the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Nuestra Señora de la Paz y del Buen Viaje).

a Christian surname from Spanish, a reference to the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage


dela Paz

any of several place in the Philippines named after the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage


Isagani

[ʔɪ.sɐˈɣaː.n̪ɪ]


Minviluz

Minvilúz (canonical)
ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜊᜒᜎᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Blend of Mindanao + Visayas + Luzon. Compare Luzviminda.

... CENRO, Land Management Sector, all in Legazpi City; the Municipal Mayor, the Municipal Council, Guinobatan, Albay; Sps. Federico and Minviluz Tiamson, Roame M. Onato, Sps. Jaime and Maria Tablate, Sps. Melva and Vergilio Ocfemia, ...

He sent in his stead his eldest granddaughter named Minviluz. She spoke good Japanese, since she had resided in Yokohama for ten years. Ricarte coached his granddaughter on which topics she should expound. She should emphasize ...

He lived quietly with his second wife, Agueda Esteban, his daughters Adriana Ricarte-Dominguez, and grandchildren Luzviminda Romero, Minviluz Dominguez, Rose Dominguez, Bislumino Romero and Lourdes Dominguez. Two other ...

1999, Asian and Pacific Migration Journal: APMJ.:


Kawanihan ng Adwana

Káwanihán ng Adwana (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜈᜒᜑᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜀᜇ᜔ᜏᜈ)

Káwanihán ng Adwana (canonical)
ᜃᜏᜈᜒᜑᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜀᜇ᜔ᜏᜈ (Baybayin)

[ˌkaː.wɐ.n̪ɪˌhan̪ n̪ɐŋ ʔɐd̪ˈwaː.n̪ɐ]

API KAWANIHAN NG ADWANA MAYNILA October 6, 1971 CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER No. 6–71 SUBJECT: SEPARATE LISTING OF FOB VALUES FROM C & F OR CIF VALUES OF IMPORTATIONS IN THE CONSULAR INVOICE ...

... Tanggapan ng Komisyonado Komisyonado ng Pananalapi Tanggapan ng Pangalawang Komisyonado Panagalawang Komisyonado ng Pananalapi Kawanihan ng Ingatang-Yaman Tagaingat-Yamang Pambansa Kawanihan ng Adwana at ...

1942, The Official Journal of the Japanese Military Administration, Philippines:

... Kawanihan ng Pagpapaunlad sa Pamayanan Kawanihan ng Konstruksiyon at Pangangalaga Kawanihan ng Pagpapaunlad sa Kooperatiba Kawanihan ng Adwana Kawanihan ng Lingkuran sa Kalusugang Dental Kawanihan ng Pagsugpo ...

1977, Patnubay sa korespondensiya opisyal:


Katigbak

Katigbák (canonical)
ᜃᜆᜒᜄ᜔ᜊᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)
Catigbag (alternative historical rare)

From ka- + tigbak. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Catigbag. The spelling is a late 19th-century respelling mostly adapted by Filipino revolutionaries, especially those who joined the Katipunan (which made wide use of K in writing).

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Batangas


Batallones

tl-proper noun

Batallones (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜎ᜔ᜌᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔)

ᜊᜆᜎ᜔ᜌᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

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

a surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the common noun]


Virata

[vɪˈɾaː.t̪ɐ]

[bɪˈɾaː.t̪ɐ]

Cesar Virata, Filipino politician and businessman


Ocampo

Borrowed from Spanish Ocampo, toponymic surname from Galician O Campo, common place name across Galicia, Spain. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a common surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician], prevalent in Metro Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Laguna and Batangas

Ocampo (a municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines)


Romualdo

Borrowed from Spanish, of Germanic origin.


Romualdez

Romualdez (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜋ᜔ᜏᜎ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔)

ᜇᜓᜋ᜔ᜏᜎ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

From Romualdo (“Romuald”) + -ez (patronymic suffix). (Though of patronymic origin, it only exists in the Philippines and not in the Hispanic world.)

Romualdez family from Leyte, the family on the maternal side of Imelda Marcos

a surname from Spanish, mostly associated with the:


Obrero

[ʔoˈbɾɛː.ɾo]


Olayvar

From a Basque place name (see Olaibar (“Oláibar”), a municipality of Navarre). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Olaivar. The spelling reflects archaic use of Y for initial I.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Basque, mostly concentrated in Rizal

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos
Oláibar


Adlawan

[ʔɐd̪ˈl̪aː.wɐn̪]


Quisumbing

tl-proper noun

Quisumbíng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜐᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜅ᜔)

Quisumbíng (canonical)
ᜃᜒᜐᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)


Salud

Borrowed from Spanish, from salud (“health”).


Avanceña

[ʔɐ.vɐn̪ˈsɛː.ɲɐ]

[ʔɐ.bɐn̪ˈsɛː.ɲɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish Avanceña, from Arabic اِبْن سِينَا (ibn sīnā, “Avicenna”).

der

اِبْن سِينَا


Gorriceta

[ɡo.ɾɪˈsɛː.t̪ɐ]

Of Basque origin, from gorri + haitz + -eta, literally “place of red rocks”. Though of Basque origin, it does not appear elsewhere, even in the Hispanic world and the Basque Country.


Godiñez

ᜄᜓᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Ceniza

Borrowed from Spanish, from ceniza (“ash”).


Abadilla

Borrowed from Spanish, after La Abadilla, village in Cantabria, Spain.


Dimalanta

From di malanta (literally “unwithering”).

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Batangas and Quezon


Marichu

Borrowed from Spanish Marichu, from a blend of María (“María; Mary”) + Chu (“diminutive of Jesús”), from Spanish María Jesús.

blend

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


Bukal

a barangay of Lemery, Batangas, Philippines

a barangay of Padre Garcia, Batangas, Philippines

a barangay of Taysan, Batangas, Philippines

a barangay of Tiaong, Quezon, Philippines

a barangay of Tanza, Cavite, Philippines

a barangay of Mendez, Cavite, Philippines

a barangay of Cavinti, Laguna, Philippines


Quiapo

Quiapò (canonical)
ᜃᜒᜌᜉᜓ (Baybayin)
Kiyapo (alternative obsolete)
Kuyapo (alternative obsolete)

Borrowed from Spanish Quiapo, from Tagalog kiyapo (“Nile cabbage”), from Tamil கயப்பூ (kayappū, “aquatic flower”). See also Cuyapo.

der

Quiapo (a district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines)


Dueñas

[ˈd̪wɛː.ɲɐs]


Lanting

a surname from Tagalog of native origin, most prevalent in Batangas


Manatad

[mɐˈn̪aː.t̪ɐd̪̚]


Tanyag

[t̪ɐn̪ˈjaɡ̚]

a barangay of Calintaan, Occidental Mindoro

a surname from Tagalog, most common in Metro Manila, Laguna and Quezon


Locsin

From Hokkien [Term?], via Spanish Locsin.

a surname from Hokkien, most notably borne by:

Teodoro Locsin Jr., Filipino politician and diplomat


Misalucha

a surname, most notably borne by:
Lani Misalucha, Filipina singer


Triviño

ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish, variant of Treviño.


Tinio

Manuel Tinio y Bundoc


Trangia

tl-proper noun

Trangia or Trángiá (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜌ or ᜆ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜌ or ᜆ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ)

Trangia (canonical)
Trángiá (canonical)
ᜆ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜌ (Baybayin)
ᜆ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜌ (Baybayin)
ᜆ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ (Baybayin)

[t̪ɾɐŋˈɡiː.ɐ]

[t̪ɾɐŋˈhiː.ɐ]

[ˈt̪ɾan̪.d͡ʒɐ]


Guingona

[ɡɪŋˈɡoː.n̪ɐ]

Teofisto Guingona Jr., 11th Vice-President of the Philippines


Gaffud

[ˈɡaː.fʊd̪̚]

[ˈɡaː.pʊd̪̚]


Viceral

Jose Maria Viceral, real name of Vice Ganda


Orendain

Orendaín (canonical)
ᜂᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜁᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔo.ɾɛn̪.d̪ɐˈʔɪn̪]

Borrowed from Spanish Orendáin, from Basque Orendain.


Elizaga

[ʔɛ.lɪˈzaː.ɣɐ]

[ʔɛ.lɪˈsaː.ɣɐ]


Ursua

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

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], equivalent to Spanish Ursúa, mostly found in people of Pangasinan origin


Magpantay

Magpantáy (canonical)
ᜋᜄ᜔ᜉᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐɡ.pɐn̪ˈt̪aɪ̯]

From magpantay. Old surname originating in Batangas.

a surname from Tagalog, common in Batangas


Cabangon

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

a surname from Tagalog, common in Quezon


Osias

a surname, notably borne by:
Camilo Osias, Filipino politician


Ylagan

From ilagan. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Tagalog, common in Mindoro, otherwise displaced by Ilagan.


Millares

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

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


Quizon

Borrowed from Hokkien, possibly 雞孫 /鸡孙 (koe-sun / ke-sun).

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien]


Quimpo

From Hokkien, via Spanish Quimpo. See also 妗婆 (kǐm-pô, “grandaunt”) or 金鋪 /金铺 (kim-phò͘, “goldsmith store”).


Malicdem

Malicdém (canonical)
ᜋᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Pangasinan Malicdem. See also Malikdim.


Mariquit

[mɐ.ɾɪˈxɪt̪̚]


Bulan

Borrowed from Cebuano Bulan, from bulan.


Versoza

a surname, most associated with actor Gardo Versoza


Tiongco

Possibly from Hokkien 中哥 (tiong-ko, “middle brother”).


Guanzon

Guanzón (canonical)
ᜄᜓᜏᜈ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Possibly from Hokkien 玄孫 /玄孙 (goân-sun, “great-great-grandson (in a male lineage)”) or Hokkien 阮孫 /阮孙 (goán sun, “our (exclusive) grandson”), via Spanish Guanzon. Compare Tagalog Henson.

der

a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry

University of Santo Tomas#Libraries and archives


Hizon

Possibly from Hokkien 耳孫 /耳孙 (hī-sun, “great-great-great-great-great-grandson (in a male lineage)”), via Spanish Hizon.

Maximino Hizon, Filipino revolutionary general

a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry, most notably descendants of migrants from Macau to Parián, Mexico, Pampanga


Masangkay

Masangkáy (canonical)
ᜋᜐᜅ᜔ᜃᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)
Masangcay (alternative)
Masancay (alternative)

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Masangcay; the spelling with K introduced as indigenization, mostly adapted by nationalists and revolutionaries before the Philippine Revolution.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Batangas and Mindoro


Lukban

a surname from Tagalog, most associated with:

Vicente Lukban, Filipino general during the Philippine-American War, notable for leading the Balangiga massacre


Leynes

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a barangay of Talisay, Batangas, Philippines


Bañaga

[bɐnˈɲaː.ɣɐ]


Fonacier

Fonaciér (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜈᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

[fo.n̪ɐˈʃɛɾ]

[po.n̪ɐˈʃɛɾ]


Macapagal

Either of Tagalog or Kapampangan origin.

a surname from Kapampangan, most associated with Diosdado Macapagal, the 9th President of the Philippines


Resurreccion

tl-proper noun

Resurrección (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐᜓᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

Resurrección (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜐᜓᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ɾɛ.sʊ.ɾɛkˈʃon̪]


Gitnang Panahon

Gitnáng Panahón (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜆ᜔ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜈᜑᜓᜈ᜔)

Gitnáng Panahón (canonical)
ᜄᜒᜆ᜔ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜈᜑᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Ipinakita ito sa Gitnang Panahon sa pamamagitan ng mga imaheng Kristiyano, mural na pagguhit sa mga dingding at mga obrang pansining. Ang mga ito mismo ay mga napakagagandang mga obra. Sinubukan nilang isalin ang mga senaryo ...

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

May paniniwala noong mga Gitnang Panahon (Middle Ages) na may mga paksa at larangan ng mga siyensiya at sining na natatangi para sa tao sapagkat walang ibang nilalang na magkakainteres sa mga bagay na iyon maliban sa tao.

2004, Florentino H. Hornedo, Literatura, guro, bansa: mga kuwadrong konseptwal para sa pagtuturo ng literatura at ilang panayam tungkol sa kalinangan at wika, →ISBN:

Es. Ang simbahan ay naging makapangyarihan sa Gitnang Panahon. Maraming katiwalian. 2. T. Sino ang pangunahing reformists, sa mga panahong ito? Es. Si Martin Luther. Siya ay isang Protestante. Walang binyag sa mga Protestante.

1994, Ernesto H. Cubar, Nelly Iligan Cubar, Writing Filipino Grammar: Traditions & Trends, Cellar Book Shop:


Ybañez

Borrowed from Spanish Ybáñez, variant of Ibáñez. Doublet of Ibañez.

a surname from Spanish, mostly common in people of Cebuano or Visayan ancestry


Bituin

[bɪ.t̪ʊˈʔɪn̪]

From bituin (“star”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

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


Echano

Borrowed from Spanish, from Basque Etxano.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]


Basilan

Sulu Archipelago
Sulu Archipelago#English

Basilan (an island of Sulu Archipelago, Mindanao, Philippines)

Basilan (a province of Bangsamoro, Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Lamitan; largest city: Isabela)


dela Rosa

delá Rosa (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜎ ᜇᜓᜐ (Baybayin)
Dela Rosa (alternative)


de Ocampo

ᜇᜒ ᜂᜃᜋ᜔ᜉᜓ (Baybayin)
De Ocampo (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish de Ocampo, of Galician origin (see Ocampo).

a surname from Spanish, common in Batangas


Munsayac

Munsayác (canonical)
ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜌᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)


Aglipay

[ʔɐɡˈliː.paɪ̯]

Borrowed from Ilocano Aglipay, from aglipay.


Salamat

After Magat Salamat, a datu who participated on the Conspiracy of the Maharlikas.

Conspiracy of the Maharlikas
Magat Salamat


Lontoc

Lontoc or Lontóc (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜃ᜔)

Lontoc (canonical)
Lontóc (canonical)
ᜎᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)
Lontok (alternative)


Brosas

From earlier Brozas, from Spanish broza, brozas (“brushwood”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Brozas. The surname came to be written with S due to seseo and eventually displacing the former in Tagalog areas. Compare Waray-Waray Brozas, from the same Spanish source.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the common noun], common in Laguna


Manlangit

[mɐn̪ˈlaː.ŋɪt̪̚]


Libunao

a surname, common in Bulacan and Nueva Ecija


Laviña

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

a surname from Spanish, mostly concentrated in Laguna and Quezon


Malicsi

Malicsí (canonical)
ᜋᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜐᜒ (Baybayin)
Malicse (alternative)
Maliksi (alternative)
Malixi (alternative)

From maliksi. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Occidental Mindoro


Saguinsin

Saguinsín (canonical)
ᜐᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[sɐ.ɣɪn̪ˈsɪn̪]


del Prado

tl-proper noun

del Prado (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜉ᜔ᜇᜇᜓ)


Paras

Borrowed from Kapampangan Paras, from paras (“spiciness”).


Magbojos

ᜋᜄ᜔ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
Magbuhos (alternative)

From magbuhos (“to pour”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Batangas


Zosimo

Borrowed from Spanish Zosimo or variant Zósimo, from Ancient Greek Ζώσιμος (Zṓsimos).


Cabungcal

Cabungcál (canonical)
ᜃᜊᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

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

a surname from Tagalog, common in Batangas and Nueva Ecija


Villapando

Villapando (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ)

ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ (Baybayin)


Pamintuan

Pamintuan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜀᜈ᜔)

ᜉᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜀᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


Figueras

[fɪˈɣɛː.ɾɐs]

[pɪˈɣɛː.ɾɐs]

Borrowed from Spanish, of toponymic origin, from Catalan Figueres.


Malaluan

From malaluan. Old surname originating in Batangas.


Arzadon

[ʔɐɾ.zɐˈd̪on̪]

[ʔɐɾ.sɐˈd̪on̪]

Localized variant of Spanish Arzadun, of Basque origin.


Tuason

Borrowed from Spanish Tuason /Tuazon /Tuasun, from Hokkien 大孫 /大孙 (tōa-sun, “eldest son's eldest son; eldest grandson”). Family History of the Tuason Family states that centuries ago their family patriarch was a Sangley (ethnic Chinese person) who was granted a mayorazgo of vast lands as the firstborn of his family.

der

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


Amurao

[ʔɐ.mʊˈɾaʊ̯]


Makalintal

tl-proper noun

Makalintál (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔)

Makalintál (canonical)
ᜋᜃᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)
Macalintal (alternative)


Brillantes

Brillantes (Baybayin spelling ᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔)

ᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Dinglasan

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Batangas


Peñaflorida

Peñaflorida (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜉ᜔ᜎᜓᜇᜒᜇ)

ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜉ᜔ᜎᜓᜇᜒᜇ (Baybayin)


Veneracion

Veneración (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈᜒᜇᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

Veneración (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜈᜒᜇᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[vɛ.n̪ɛ.ɾɐˈʃon̪]

[bɛ.n̪ɛ.ɾɐˈʃon̪]

Ian Veneracion, actor

a surname from Spanish, most notably borne by:


Mandigma

Mandigmâ (canonical)
ᜋᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜄ᜔ᜋ (Baybayin)


Sumilang

a surname from Tagalog, most common in Laguna, Batangas and Quezon.


Tio

Borrowed from Hokkien 趙 /赵 (Tiǒ) or 張 /张 (Tioⁿ). Doublet of Tiu. Compare Malaysian & Singaporean English Teo /Teoh.


Soliven

a surname from Ilocano, most associated with Benito Soliven, namesake of a eponymous town in Isabela


de Gracia

[d̪ɛ ˈɡɾaː.ʃɐ]


Mabini

From mabini. The places in the Philippines are named after Apolinario Mabini.

Apolinario Mabini (Filipino revolutionary)

several locations in the Philippines:
a municipality of Batangas, Philippines

several locations in the Philippines:
a municipality of Bohol, Philippines

a municipality of Davao de Oro, Philippines

a municipality of Pangasinan, Philippines

a barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines

2008, Rodolfo Meim Acebes, National Commission on Culture and the Arts (Philippines), Mindoro sa panahon ng digmaan, 1941-1945

Isabelo immediately took them on bus of BLTCo and brought to Batangas, on the end of the town of Mabini where one of his boats is waiting. Here, the father and son drove to Mindoro. But it is far from the shore of Abra de Ilog.

Isinakay agad sila ni Isabelo sa bus ng BLTCo at dinala sa Batangas, sa dulong bayan ng Mabini kung saan isa sa mga bangka niya ay naghihintay. Dito sumakay ang mag-aama pauwing Mindoro. Ngunit malayo pa ito sa baybayin ng Abra de Ilog.


Ganzon

Borrowed from Hokkien 顏孫 /颜孙 (Gân-sun) (compare Gan).


Patiño

Borrowed from Spanish, hispanicization of Portuguese Patinho, from patinho (“duckling”).

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Portuguese]


Jusay

Transcription of husay into Spanish orthography.


Dalangin

ᜇᜎᜅᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Dalañgin (alternative)

[d̪ɐˈlaː.ŋɪn̪]

From dalangin (“prayer”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Vizconde

ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish vizconde (“viscount”).

bor+

a surname from Spanish, most associated with the family of the victims of the Vizconde massacre


Laqui

a surname from Tagalog, common in Batangas


Quiñones

ᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

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

a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Quiñones, common in Occidental Mindoro


Plaridel

Pláridél (canonical)
ᜉ᜔ᜎᜇᜒᜇᜒᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

From Pláridel, anagram of the surname del Pilar, the nom de guerre of Marcelo H. del Pilar.

Plaridel (a municipality of Bulacan, Philippines)

Plaridel (a municipality of Misamis Occidental, Philippines)

Plaridel (a municipality of Quezon, Philippines)


Dela Cruz

tl-proper noun

Delá Cruz (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎ ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

Delá Cruz (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜎ ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

alternative letter-case form of dela Cruz


Delos Santos

Delós Santos (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜓᜐ᜔ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜐ᜔)

Delós Santos (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜎᜓᜐ᜔ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

alternative letter-case form of delos Santos


Fortich

ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

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


Taguinod

[t̪ɐˈɣiː.n̪od̪̚]


Fabregas

Fábregás (canonical)
ᜉᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜄᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Fábregas, from Catalan Fàbregues.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Catalan], most associated with Jaime Fabregas


Bolaños

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

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


Pecson

From Spanish Pecson, ultimately from Hokkien, possibly 伯孫 (pek-sun). See also Hokkien 仲孫 /仲孙 (Tiōng-sun), Tagalog Tiongson, Cuizon, Siocson, Bengzon, Hokkien 伯仲叔季 (“order of seniority among brothers from eldest to youngest”).


Tugade

[t̪ʊˈɣaː.d̪ɛ]


Maceda

[mɐˈsɛː.d̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish, of Galician origin.

a surname from Spanish, most notably borne by:


Peñaranda

a municipality of Nueva Ecija, Philippines


Montealegre

tl-proper noun

Montealegre (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜀᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜇᜒ)

ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜀᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜇᜒ (Baybayin)

[mon̪.t̪ɛ.ʔɐˈlɛː.ɡɾɛ]


Capinpin

Capinpín (canonical)
ᜃᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


Arenas

[ʔɐˈɾɛː.n̪ɐs]


Biscocho

ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ (Baybayin)


Almarez

[ʔɐl.mɐˈɾɛs]


Calingasan

Hispanized spelling of kalingasan, from lingas (“flame”) + ka- -an. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Batangas


Matibag

[mɐˈt̪iː.bɐɡ̚]

From matibag. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Batangas


Arañas

[ʔɐˈɾaː.ɲɐs]


Siason

Borrowed from Hokkien 謝孫 /谢孙 (siā-sun) (compare Siazon and Sia).


Tiozon

Borrowed from Hokkien [Term?]. Compare Hokkien 張 /张 (Tioⁿ) & 孫 /孙 (sun). Akin to Tecson /Ticzon.


Sinco

ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜓ (Baybayin)
Cinco (alternative)
Singco (alternative)

Ultimately, an alternative spelling of Cinco, originally from Hokkien 吳／吴 (Gô͘), via Hispanicization of Chinese surname 吳 /吴 (Gô͘) by similar sounding Calque of Hokkien 五 (gǒ͘, “five”) to Spanish cinco (“five”), and then later Filipinized through Filipino orthography.


Baguio

Borrowed from Spanish Baguió, from Ibaloi bagiw (“moss”).

Baguio (an independent city in Benguet, Luzon, Philippines)

central business district
central business district

(uncommon) the central business district of Baguio City


Iñigo

Íñigó or Iñigo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜌᜒᜄᜓ)

Íñigó (canonical)
Iñigo (canonical)
ᜁᜈ᜔ᜌᜒᜄᜓ (Baybayin)

[ˌʔiː.ɲɪˈɣo]

[ʔɪnˈɲiː.ɣo]

Borrowed from Spanish Íñigo, from Basque Eneko.

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


Ulep

Ulep (canonical)
Ulëp (canonical)
ᜂᜎᜒᜉ᜔ (Baybayin)


Fabros

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Arcega

[ʔɐɾˈsɛː.ɣɐ]


de Dios

de Diós (canonical)
ᜇᜒ ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Tañada

[t̪ɐnˈɲaː.d̪ɐ]

a surname, mostly concentrated in Quezon


Llanera

[ljɐˈn̪ɛː.ɾɐ]

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos
Mariano Llanera

Borrowed from Spanish Llanera, from llanera. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
The municipality is named after Filipino general and revolutionary Mariano Llanera.

named-after

Llanera (a municipality of Nueva Ecija, Philippines)


Morato

a surname from Spanish, most associated with:

Tomas Morato, first mayor of Quezon City


Zaide

a surname, most associated with historian Gregorio Zaide


Manarang

[mɐˈn̪aː.ɾɐŋ]


Liwag

ᜎᜒᜏᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)
Liuag (alternative rare)

From liwag (“slowness in movement”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Liuag. The spelling is an indigenization, from around the late 19th century, with U changed to W. Largely displaced the original spelling.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

<i class="Latn mention" lang="tl">Liuag</i>

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Nueva Ecija and Batangas


Elamparo

Borrowed from Spanish Elámparo, a contraction of el amparo. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, mostly found in Zambales


Mayuga

From mayuga. Probably originating among the principalía of Kumintang (present Batangas).

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found across Batangas and Quezon


de Belen

de Belén (canonical)
ᜇᜒ ᜊᜒᜎᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[d̪ɛ bɛˈlɛn̪]

Borrowed from Spanish de Belén (literally “from Bethlehem”).


Pepito

Borrowed from Spanish Pepito. By surface analysis, Pepe + -ito.

a diminutive of the male given name Jose


Clarin

a municipality of Misamis Occidental, Philippines


Catmon

a barangay of Malabon, Metro Manila, Philippines

several places in the Philippines:
a municipality of Cebu, Philippines

a barangay of Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines


Unson

From Hokkien, possibly 雲孫 /云孙 (ûn-sun, “great-great-great-great-great-great-grandson (in a male lineage)”), via Spanish Unson. Compare Tagalog Inson.

a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry


Parilla

Borrowed from Spanish, from parilla, a misspelling of parrilla.


Cuizon

Borrowed from Spanish Cuizon, ultimately from Hokkien, possibly 季孫 (kùi-sun). See also Hokkien 仲孫 /仲孙 (Tiōng-sun), Tagalog Tiongson, Pecson, Siocson, Bengzon, Hokkien 伯仲叔季 (“order of seniority among brothers from eldest to youngest”).


Simbulan

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


Fuentebella

tl-proper noun

Fuentebella (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)

ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)


Dimapilis

ᜇᜒᜋᜉᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
Dimafelix (alternative)
Demafeliz (alternative)
Demafelis (alternative)
Demafelix (alternative)

From di mapilis (literally “untwistable”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Tagalog, generally found in Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Bulacan and Oriental Mindoro


Abrenica

Abrénicá (canonical)
ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜈᜒᜃ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐˌbɾɛː.n̪ɪˈxa]


Balite

From balite, variant of balete (“banyan”).


Traqueña

[t̪ɾɐˈxɛː.ɲɐ]

[t̪ɾɐˈxɛn̪.jɐ]


Magboo

From magbuo. Originated among the principalía (local nobility) of Batangas.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Batangas


Quimson

Borrowed from Hokkien 金孫 /金孙 (kim-sun). Compare Tagalog Quimpo.


Quitain

[kɪˈt̪aː.ʔɪn̪]

From kitain. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Tagalog, originating in Batangas


Sobrepeña

Sobrepeña (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜌ)

ᜐᜓᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)


Mangilit

[mɐˈŋiː.lɪt̪̚]


Ilao

From ilaw. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Ylao.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

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


Nacpil

Nacpíl (canonical)
ᜈᜃ᜔ᜉᜒᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)
Nakpil (alternative)


Nakpil

Nakpíl (canonical)
ᜈᜃ᜔ᜉᜒᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)
Nacpil (alternative)

a surname, most associated with Julio Nakpil and his son, Juan Nakpil


Catibog

a surname from Tagalog, common in Batangas


Cantiveros

tl-proper noun

Cantiveros (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜊᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

ᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜊᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Dimagiba

From di magiba (“cannot be destroyed, indestructible”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Bulacan


Pantig

[pɐn̪ˈt̪ɪɡ̚]


Malimban

Malimbán (canonical)
ᜋᜎᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Cavite


Mapalad

From mapalad (“fortunate, lucky”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Quezon and Oriental Mindoro


Tarnate

[t̪ɐɾˈn̪aː.t̪ɛ]


Sioson

Borrowed from Spanish Sioson, from Hokkien 小孫 /小孙 (siáu-sun, “modest term of address for one's grandson”).


Tullao

Compare Hokkien 張廖 /张廖 (Tiuⁿ-Liāu, “a surname, also present in Zhao'an (詔安), Fujian (福建) and Taichung (臺中), Taiwan (臺灣)”).


Cabrillos

tl-proper noun

Cabrillos (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓᜐ᜔)

ᜃᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Tagala

[t̪ɐˈɣaː.lɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish tagala, feminine form of tagalo (“Tagalog”).

feminine of Tagalog: female Tagalog (person)


Almendrala

Almendrala (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜇᜎ)

ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜇᜎ (Baybayin)


Macapugay

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Bulacan


Dayanghirang

Dayanghirang (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜌᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜇᜅ᜔)

[d̪ɐ.jɐŋˈhiː.ɾɐŋ]

From Dayang Hirang (“the Chosen Lady”), the title and name of a noblewoman from Batangas, which became a cognomen after conversion to Christianity and was adopted as hereditary surname thereafter during Spanish rule.

a surname from Tagalog, most common in Batangas


Pagcaliwagan

Pagcaliwagan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜃᜎᜒᜏᜄᜈ᜔)

ᜉᜄ᜔ᜃᜎᜒᜏᜄᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Pagcaliuagan (alternative rare)
Pagkaliwagan (alternative)

From pagkaliwagan. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Pagcaliuagan. The spelling is a partial modernization to abakada, influenced by Liwag (from earlier Liuag), largely displacing the original spelling.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

<i class="Latn mention" lang="tl">Pagcaliuagan</i>


Cuasay

a surname, mostly concentrated in Batangas


de Sagun

[d̪ɛ ˈsaː.ɣʊn̪]


Abulencia

tl-proper noun

Abulénciá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

Abulénciá (canonical)
ᜀᜊᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐ.bʊˈlɛn̪.ʃɐ]


Calalo

From kalalo. Old surname originating in Batangas.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Batangas


Tatlonghari

Tatlongharì (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜆ᜔ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜑᜇᜒ)

Tatlongharì (canonical)
ᜆᜆ᜔ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜑᜇᜒ (Baybayin)

[t̪ɐt̪.l̪oŋˈhaː.ɾɪʔ]

From Tatlong Hari (“Magi”, literally “three kings”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

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


Dimacali

ᜇᜒᜋᜃᜎᜒ (Baybayin)
Demacale (alternative)
Demacali (alternative)
Dimacale (alternative)


Taguba

[t̪ɐˈɣuː.bɐ]


Caguiat

a surname from Kapampangan, common in Cavite and Batangas


Punongbayan

tl-proper noun

Púnongbáyan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈᜓᜅ᜔ᜊᜌᜈ᜔)

Púnongbáyan (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜈᜓᜅ᜔ᜊᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

From punong-bayan (modern pinunong-bayan), probably originating as a title adapted into surname by the principalía.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Cavite, Bulacan, Batangas and Laguna


Masangcay

Masangcáy (canonical)
ᜋᜐᜅ᜔ᜃᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)
Masangkay (alternative)


Torrecampo

Torrecampo (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜇᜒᜃᜋ᜔ᜉᜓ)


de Veyra

[d̪ɛ ˈveɪ̯.ɾɐ]

[d̪ɛ ˈbeɪ̯.ɾɐ]


Mananquil

Mananquíl (canonical)
ᜋᜈᜅ᜔ᜃᜒᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


Dimailig

[d̪ɪ.mɐˈʔiː.lɪɡ̚]


Macapinlac

Macapinlác (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜎᜃ᜔)

Macapinlác (canonical)
ᜋᜃᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜎᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)


Exconde

ᜁᜃ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ (Baybayin)


Lingad

[ˈliː.ŋɐd̪̚]


de Chavez

de Chavez (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒ ᜆ᜔ᜐᜊᜒᜐ᜔)

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Dechavez, since reinterpreted as the particle de and the surname Chavez (from earlier Chaves) by rebracketing. Compare the Cebuano surnames Echavez and Luchavez.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Spanish, common in Batangas


Manglicmot

tl-proper noun

Manglicmót (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜅ᜔ᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜋᜓᜆ᜔)

Manglicmót (canonical)
ᜋᜅ᜔ᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜋᜓᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

Of Ilocano origin, possibly from Ilocano manglikmut.


Manguiat

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Tagalog, most concentrated in Batangas


Gatbonton

Gatbontón (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜆ᜔ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜈ᜔)

Gatbontón (canonical)
ᜄᜆ᜔ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


Mangaoang

[mɐˈŋaː.wɐŋ]

Borrowed from Pangasinan Mangaoang, from mangawang.


Arrogante

[ʔɐ.ɾoˈɣan̪.t̪ɛ]


dela Calzada

tl-head

delá Calzada (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎ ᜃᜎ᜔ᜐᜇ)

delá Calzada (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜎ ᜃᜎ᜔ᜐᜇ (Baybayin)


Domantay

Domantáy (canonical)
ᜇᜓᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)


Paragas

[pɐˈɾaː.ɣɐs]


Segismundo

tl-proper noun

Segismundo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜑᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ or ᜐᜒᜄᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ)

ᜐᜒᜑᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
ᜐᜒᜄᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ (Baybayin)


Herradura

Herradura (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇᜇᜓᜇ or ᜑᜒᜇᜇᜓᜇ)

[ʔɛ.ɾɐˈd̪uː.ɾɐ]

[hɛ.ɾɐˈd̪uː.ɾɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish, from herradura (“horseshoe”).


Caluag

Caluag (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜓᜏᜄ᜔ or ᜃᜎᜓᜀᜄ᜔)

[kɐˈluː.ɐɡ̚]

[kɐˈluː.ʔɐɡ̚]


Armamento

Armamento (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜋᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

ᜀᜇ᜔ᜋᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish armamento (“armament”).


Castrence

tl-proper noun

Castrence (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒ)

ᜃᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish, from castrense with spelling influenced by seseo.


Pagtakhan

Pagtakhán (canonical)
ᜉᜄ᜔ᜆᜃ᜔ᜑᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Pagtachan (alternative rare)

From taka + pag- -han. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Pagtachan; spelling is an indigenization of the original, dating from around the late 19th century.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Cavite


Sangalang

[sɐŋˈɡaː.lɐŋ]

From sanggalang (“to defend”). Can be loosely translated as "defender". Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Sangalan, respelled to match etymology.


Venturina

[vɛn̪.t̪ʊˈɾiː.n̪ɐ]

[bɛn̪.t̪ʊˈɾiː.n̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish, from venturina (“aventurine”).


Narag

[ˈn̪aː.ɾɐɡ̚]


Ricafort

Ricafórt (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜃᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Catalan Ricafort, probably from earlier Rocafort. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Catalan, mostly found in Quezon


Villagracia

tl-proper noun

Villagracia (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜄ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜌ)

ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜄ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)

[vɪl.jɐˈɡɾaː.ʃɐ]

[bɪl.jɐˈɡɾaː.ʃɐ]


Villaruz

Villarúz (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜇᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Labastida

Borrowed from Spanish Labastida, from la + Basque Bastida.


de Borja

Originally a noble form of Borja (from Spanish), or a toponymic surname, after Borja (town in Spain)


Sto. Domingo

Sto. Domingo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ ᜇᜓᜋᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜓ)

ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ ᜇᜓᜋᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜓ (Baybayin)

Shorthand form of Santo Domingo, from Spanish.


Sta. Maria

Sta. Maria (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆ ᜋᜇᜒᜌ)

a Christian surname from Spanish, an abbreviated form of Santa Maria


Cabiling

ᜃᜊᜒᜎᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
Kabiling (alternative)


Maligaya

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Batangas


Laquindanum

Laquindanum (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜈᜓᜋ᜔)

ᜎᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜈᜓᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)

a surname from Kapampangan, mostly concentrated in Pampanga


Kabiling

ᜃᜊᜒᜎᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
Cabiling (alternative)


Bauzon

From Hokkien [Term?], via Spanish Bauzon.


Sta. Cruz

Sta. Cruz (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆ ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆ ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Shorthand form of Santa Cruz, from Spanish


Magpayo

From magpayo (“to give advice”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

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


Tanglao

[t̪ɐn̪ˈlaʊ̯]


Menchavez

Menchavez (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜊᜒᜐ᜔)

ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜊᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Laxamana

Borrowed from Kapampangan Laxamana, American-era respelling of Lacsamana, from Sanskrit. Originated among the Kapampangan principalía.


Remulla

a surname, most associated with the:
Remulla family of Cavite
Jonvic Remulla, Governor of Cavite


Tirona

[t̪ɪˈɾoː.n̪ɐ]


Mangulabnan

Mangulabnán (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜅᜓᜎᜊ᜔ᜈᜈ᜔)

Mangulabnán (canonical)
ᜋᜅᜓᜎᜊ᜔ᜈᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

From mangulabnan, from kulaba. Old surname originating in Nueva Ecija.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Nueva Ecija


Macasieb

Macasiéb (canonical)
ᜋᜃᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜊ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.xɐˈʃɛb̚]


Fontillas

Fontillas (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔)

ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Pagdilao

Pagdiláo (canonical)
ᜉᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜎᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)

[pɐɡ.d̪ɪˈlaʊ̯]


Talag

[ˈt̪aː.lɐɡ̚]


Polintan

Polintán (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


Villamin

Víllamín (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜋᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


Lumibao

ᜎᜓᜋᜒᜊᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)
Lomibao (alternative)


Dijamco

Dijamco (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜑᜋ᜔ᜃᜓ or ᜇᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜋ᜔ᜃᜓ)

Borrowed from Hokkien [Term?], pronounced with [l̪] initial.


Patiag

[pɐtˈt͡ʃaɡ̚]

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Nueva Ecija and Quezon


Nicdao

[n̪ɪkˈd̪aʊ̯]

a barangay of Baungon, Bukidnon, Philippines


Jovellanos

Jovellanos (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈᜓᜐ᜔)

ᜑᜓᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish, originally a compound surname (Jove y Llanos).


Maghirang

[mɐɡˈhiː.ɾɐŋ]

a surname from Tagalog, common in Laguna, Batangas and Quezon


Sabangan

Mountain Province
Mountain Province#English

a municipality of Mountain Province, Philippines


Lumagui

a surname from Tagalog, common in Batangas, Oriental Mindoro and Marinduque


Buenviaje

Buenviaje (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜊᜒᜌᜑᜒ)

ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜊᜒᜌᜑᜒ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish, taken from the name of the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje).


Dumaguing

[d̪ʊˈmaː.ɣɪŋ]


Cabuhat

From kabuhat. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Nueva Ecija


Pinlac

Of Kapampangan origin. See also Macapinlac.


Ticzon

ᜆᜒᜃ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Tecson (alternative)

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

Candaba
Pampanga
San Andres Apostol Church (Candaba)


Arquiza

[ʔɐɾˈkiː.zɐ]

[ʔɐɾˈkiː.sɐ]


Antiporda

Antiporda (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜇ)

ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜇ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐn̪.t̪ɪˈpoɾ.d̪ɐ]


Cedeño

[sɛˈd̪ɛː.ɲo]


Villaseñor

Villaseñór (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓᜇ᜔)

Villaseñór (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


Magallanes

Magallanes (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜎ᜔ᜌᜈᜒᜐ᜔)

Borrowed from Spanish Magallanes, from Portuguese Magalhães.
The places are named after Ferdinand Magellan (Spanish: Fernando de Magallanes); the place in Agusan del Norte claimed to be the location of the first Mass in the Philippines.

a surname from Spanish, equivalent to English Magellan

Ferdinand Magellan (Portuguese explorer)

Several municipalities in the Philippines

Agusan del Norte
Agusan del Norte#English

a municipality of Agusan del Norte, Philippines

a barangay of Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines


Southern Leyte

Southern Leyte (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜂᜆ᜔ᜑᜒᜇ᜔ᜈ᜔ ᜎᜒᜌ᜔ᜆᜒ)

ᜐᜓᜂᜆ᜔ᜑᜒᜇ᜔ᜈ᜔ ᜎᜒᜌ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

[ˌsaʊ̯.t̪əɹn̪ ˈleɪ̯.t̪ɛ]

Borrowed from English Southern Leyte, from southern + Leyte.

Southern Leyte (a province of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines; capital and largest city: Maasin)


Leyte

a province of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines; capital and largest city: Tacloban

an island of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines

a municipality of Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines


Kabigting

Kabigtíng (canonical)
ᜃᜊᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

[kɐ.bɪɡˈt̪ɪŋ]


Barayuga

[bɐ.ɾɐˈjuː.ɣɐ]


Magbitang

[mɐɡˈbiː.t̪ɐŋ]

Old surname originating in Nueva Ecija (them Upper Pampanga).

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Nueva Ecija and Bulacan


Villasin

Villasín (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜐᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


Bagtas

After Bagtas, also spelled Balagtas, a Tagalog nobleman who ruled Namayan, a historical polity located in what is now Santa Ana, a district of present-day Manila.

a barangay of Tanza, Cavite, Philippines


Magadia

[mɐˈɣaː.d͡ʒɐ]

From mag-adya (“to deliver; to salvage; to redeem”). Originated as a personal name among the principalía (nobility) of Batangas.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Batangas


Mangalindan

Mangalindán (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜅᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔)

Mangalindán (canonical)
ᜋᜅᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


Cabangbang

Cabangbáng (canonical)
ᜃᜊᜅ᜔ᜊᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)


Abenojar

Abenojár (canonical)
ᜀᜊᜒᜈᜓᜑᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


Cudiamat

Cudiamat or Cudiamát (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜋᜆ᜔)

Cudiamat (canonical)
Cudiamát (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜋᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

a surname from Tagalog, common in Batangas


Monsalud

Monsalúd (canonical)
ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜎᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


Ebreo

Ebreo or Ébreó (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜓ)

Ebreo (canonical)
Ébreó (canonical)
ᜁᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜓ (Baybayin)


Cachuela

[kɐˈt͡ʃwɛː.lɐ]


Yuvienco

ᜌᜓᜊ᜔ᜌᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜓ (Baybayin)


Bantugan

[bɐn̪ˈt̪uː.ɣɐn̪]

Borrowed from Cebuano Bantugan. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Cebuano, common in Bataan


Abrera

[ʔɐˈbɾɛː.ɾɐ]


Caraan

[kɐˈɾaː.ʔɐn̪]

From kadaan. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Monteclaro

tl-proper noun

Monteclaro (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜃ᜔ᜎᜇᜓ)

ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜃ᜔ᜎᜇᜓ (Baybayin)


de Guzman

de Guzmán (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒ ᜄᜓᜐ᜔ᜋᜈ᜔)

de Guzmán (canonical)
ᜇᜒ ᜄᜓᜐ᜔ᜋᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
De Guzman (alternative)
Deguzman (alternative)

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


Gerodias

Geródiás or Gerodias (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜇᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔ or ᜑᜒᜇᜓᜇᜒᜌᜐ᜔)

Geródiás (canonical)
Gerodias (canonical)
ᜑᜒᜇᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
ᜑᜒᜇᜓᜇᜒᜌᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[hɛˈɾoː.d͡ʒɐs]


Agregado

[ʔɐ.ɡɾɛˈɣaː.d̪o]


Montealto

Montealto (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜀᜎ᜔ᜆᜓ)

ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜀᜎ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)


Lagunday

Lagundáy (canonical)
ᜎᜄᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

[lɐ.ɣʊn̪ˈd̪aɪ̯]


Resuello

ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜏᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)


Bulaong

Borrowed from Kapampangan, from bulaun (“molave”).


Ramiscal

Ramiscál (canonical)
ᜇᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


Edrada

[ʔɛd̪ˈɾaː.d̪ɐ]


Alfeche

[ʔɐlˈfɛː.t͡ʃɛ]

[ʔɐlˈpɛː.t͡ʃɛ]

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


Buenaflor

Buenaflór (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜈᜉ᜔ᜎᜓᜇ᜔)

Buenaflór (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜈᜉ᜔ᜎᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


Salvanera

[sɐl.vɐˈn̪ɛː.ɾɐ]

[sɐl.bɐˈn̪ɛː.ɾɐ]

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Buencamino

Buencamino (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜋᜒᜈᜓ)

ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜋᜒᜈᜓ (Baybayin)


Tamondong

Tamondóng (canonical)
ᜆᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)


Sumibcay

Sumibcáy (canonical)
ᜐᜓᜋᜒᜊ᜔ᜃᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)


Oconer

[ˌʔoː.xoˈn̪ɛɾ]


Buhain

From buhayin (“to give life”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Cavite and Batangas


Recto

a surname, most associated with the:
Recto political family of Batangas
Claro M. Recto

a surname, most associated with the:
Recto political family of Batangas
Ralph Recto


Ranada

[ɾɐˈn̪aː.d̪ɐ]


Bumanlag

Bumanlág (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜋᜈ᜔ᜎᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)


Pagdanganan

Pagdanganan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜇᜅᜈᜈ᜔)

[pɐɡ.d̪ɐˈŋaː.n̪ɐn̪]

From dangan + pag- -an. Old surname originating in Bulacan.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Bulacan


Manalaysay

Manalaysáy (canonical)
ᜋᜈᜎᜌ᜔ᜐᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

From manalaysay. Compare Kapampangan Manalese.


Cendaña

[sɛn̪ˈd̪aː.ɲɐ]


Suguitan

[sʊˈɣiː.t̪ɐn̪]


Lumanlan

Lumanlán (canonical)
ᜎᜓᜋᜈ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


Medenilla

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Medinilla. Spelling reflects a change of unstressed /i/ to ⟨e⟩.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Spanish, mostly concentrated in Quezon


Caraig

[kɐˈɾaː.ʔɪɡ̚]

a surname from Tagalog, most common in Batangas


Benipayo

a surname from Tagalog, common in Cavite and Laguna


Cadapan

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Laguna and Occidental Mindoro


Cagalingan

[kɐ.ɣɐˈliː.ŋɐn̪]


Almaden

[ʔɐl.mɐˈd̪ɛn̪]

Borrowed from Spanish Almadén, from Arabic اَلْمَعْدِن (al-maʕdin, “the mine”).


dela Vega

delá Vega (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜎ ᜊᜒᜄ (Baybayin)

[d̪ɛˌla ˈvɛː.ɣɐ]

[d̪ɛˌla ˈbɛː.ɣɐ]


Zavalla

Variant of Spanish Zavala, alternative spelling of Zabala, from Basque


Corpus

ᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜉᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
Corpuz (alternative)

Borrowed from Latin, likely a reference to the Corpus Christi.


Arcinas

[ʔɐɾˈsiː.n̪ɐs]


Malihan

a surname from Tagalog, common in Batangas and variant of Malijan based on abakada spelling


Bool

From buol (“ankle”) or Bikol Central buol (“heel”).

a surname of southern Tagalog or Bicolano origin


Aldover

Aldovér (canonical)
ᜀᜎ᜔ᜇᜓᜊᜒᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


Banawa

From Cebuano Banawa, from banawa (“rice paddy”).


Palacol

Hispanicized spelling of palakol (“ax”).

a surname from Tagalog, most common in Cavite and Laguna


Calinisan

From kalinisan (“cleanliness”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Dimaapi

[d̪ɪˌmaː.ʔɐˈpɪ]


Dimatatac

Dimatatác (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜋᜆᜆᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)


Aguda

[ʔɐˈɣuː.d̪ɐ]

Ultimately from Spanish aguda, feminine form of agudo (“sharp, keen”).


Ragudo

[ɾɐˈɣuː.d̪o]


Endaya

[ʔɛn̪ˈd̪aː.jɐ]

Alternate Spanish transcription of Basque Hendaia (“Hendaye; town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France”), usually transcribed as Hendaya.


dela Torre

delá Torre (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜎ ᜆᜓᜇᜒ (Baybayin)
Dela Torre (alternative)
De la Torre (alternative)

[d̪ɛˌla ˈt̪oː.ɾɛ]

Borrowed from Spanish de la Torre. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as de la Torre.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Spanish, common in Metro Manila, Bulacan and Laguna


de la Cruz

tl-proper noun

de la Cruz (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒ ᜎ ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

ᜇᜒ ᜎ ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
dela Cruz (alternative)
Delacruz (alternative)


Trillanes

Trillanes (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈᜒᜐ᜔)

ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

a surname, most associated with Antonio Trillanes IV


Boongaling

Boongalíng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜂᜅ᜔ᜄᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

Boongalíng (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜂᜅ᜔ᜄᜎᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Boongalin, eventually respelled Boongaling.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Batangas


Adrias

[ʔɐd̪ˈɾiː.ɐs]


Furagganan

tl-proper noun

Furagganan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜇᜄ᜔ᜄᜈᜈ᜔)

[fʊ.ɾɐɡˈɡaː.n̪ɐn̪]

[pʊ.ɾɐɡˈɡaː.n̪ɐn̪]


Bergonia

[bɛɾˈɡoː.ɲɐ]


Jumarang

[hʊˈmaː.ɾɐŋ]

a surname from Tagalog, concentrated in Batangas


Maglalang

Maglaláng or Maglalang (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜎᜎᜅ᜔)

Maglaláng (canonical)
Maglalang (canonical)
ᜋᜄ᜔ᜎᜎᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

From maglalang (“to create, to invent”).


Salumbides

Salumbides (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜇᜒᜐ᜔)

ᜐᜎᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜇᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Malibiran

From malibiran (“to be encircled, to be spun”)

a surname from Tagalog, common in Batangas


Manaog

[mɐˈn̪aː.ʔoɡ̚]


Condez

Condez or Condéz (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔)

Condez (canonical)
Condéz (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Balatik

From balatik (“spring-set spear trap”), due to its resemblance with the constellation Orion, particularly the Orion's Belt and Orion's Sword. Compare Bikol Central Balatik, Cebuano Balatik, Hiligaynon Balatik, Karaga Mandaya Bayatik, Western Bukidnon Manobo Belatik, Central Subanen Belatik, Central Sama Batik, and Malay Belantik.

Orion (particularly around the region of the Orion's Belt that looks like a balatik)


Timbangan

From timbangan. Calque of Spanish Libra.


Montillano

Montillano (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈᜓ)

ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈᜓ (Baybayin)

From earlier Montellano, from Spanish Montellano. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Montellano.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Spanish mostly found in Metro Manila


De Guzman

tl-proper noun

De Guzmán (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒ ᜄᜓᜐ᜔ᜋᜈ᜔)

De Guzmán (canonical)
ᜇᜒ ᜄᜓᜐ᜔ᜋᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

alternative letter-case form of de Guzman


Mariñas

[mɐˈɾiː.ɲɐs]

Borrowed from Spanish, of Galician origin.


Ferriols

Ferrióls (canonical)
ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜎ᜔ᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Dimaranan

[d̪ɪ.mɐˈɾaː.n̪ɐn̪]

From di madaanan. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Dimaraanan, since displaced. Spelling influenced by the older surname Maranan.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

<i class="Latn mention" lang="tl">Dimaraanan</i>

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Cavite, Laguna, Occidental Mindoro and Quezon


Del Castillo

tl-proper noun

Del Castillo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜃᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜃᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)

alternative letter-case form of del Castillo


Buenafe

[ˌbwɛː.n̪ɐˈfɛ]

[ˌbwɛː.n̪ɐˈpɛ]

Borrowed from Spanish, from buena fe (literally “good faith”).


Mauleon

Mauleón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜂᜎᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔ or ᜋᜏ᜔ᜎᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

Mauleón (canonical)
ᜋᜂᜎᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
ᜋᜏ᜔ᜎᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


Abellera

[ʔɐ.bɛlˈjɛː.ɾɐ]


Lumanglas

Lumanglás (canonical)
ᜎᜓᜋᜅ᜔ᜎᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Macalindong

Macalindóng (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜅ᜔)

Macalindóng (canonical)
ᜋᜃᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
Macalindóñg (alternative)

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Batangas and Oriental Mindoro


Barquilla

Borrowed from Spanish, after the village in Salamanca.


Macuha

From makuha. Probably originating on the principalía of Kumintang (present Batangas).


Encinas

Borrowed from Spanish, from encinas, plural of encina.


de Vega

[d̪ɛ ˈvɛː.ɣɐ]

[d̪ɛ ˈbɛː.ɣɐ]

a surname from Spanish, most associated with:


dela Cuesta

tl-proper noun

delá Cuesta (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎ ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

delá Cuesta (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜎ ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ (Baybayin)
Dela Cuesta (alternative)
de la Cuesta (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish de la Cuesta. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as de la Cuesta.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Spanish, common in Batangas


Villablanca

tl-proper noun

Villablanca (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜊ᜔ᜎᜅ᜔ᜃ)

ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜊ᜔ᜎᜅ᜔ᜃ (Baybayin)


Hortaleza

Hortaleza (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜎᜒᜐ or ᜂᜇ᜔ᜆᜎᜒᜐ)

[ʔoɾ.t̪ɐˈlɛː.sɐ]


Forteza

a surname from Spanish, most notably borne by:


Kawayan

From Cebuano kawayan or Waray-Waray kawayan.


de Villa

a surname from Spanish, a variant of Villa mostly found in Batangas


Belandres

Belandres (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔)

ᜊᜒᜎᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Agapay

[ʔɐˈɣaː.paɪ̯]

a surname from Tagalog, most common in Batangas and Laguna


de Mesa

[d̪ɛ ˈmɛː.sɐ]


Macatulad

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Bulacan


Mijares

Borrowed from Spanish Mijares, toponymic surname of Cantabrian origin. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Mijares, mostly concentrated in Metro Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Rizal, Oriental Mindoro and Aurora provinces


Sta. Ana

a surname from Spanish, a variant of Santa Ana


Pasia

a surname from Tagalog, most common in Batangas


Yñiguez

Borrowed from Spanish, an obsolete spelling of Iñiguez.


Gacutan

[ɡɐˈxuː.t̪ɐn̪]


Encarnado

[ʔɛŋ.kɐɾˈn̪aː.d̪o]


Anyayahan

a surname from Tagalog, most common in Batangas, Quezon and Oriental Mindoro


Mandocdoc

Mandocdoc (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜃ᜔)

ᜋᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)


Tagupa

[t̪ɐˈɣuː.pɐ]


Untalan

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Batangas


dela Merced

delá Mercéd (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎ ᜋᜒᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜇ᜔)

delá Mercéd (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜎ ᜋᜒᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

[d̪ɛˌla mɛɾˈsɛd̪̚]


Apilado

Borrowed from Spanish, from apilado, from apilar.


Cereno

[sɛˈɾɛː.n̪o]

A spelling of Sereno influenced by seseo, from Spanish.


Manlapig

a surname, common in Bulacan and Nueva Ecija


Tumacder

Borrowed from Ilocano, from tumakder (“to stand”).


Baquiran

Borrowed from Ilocano Baquiran, from bakiran, from bakir (“forest”).


Acierto

[ʔɐˈʃɛɾ.t̪o]


Regala

a surname from Spanish, notably borne by:

John Paul Guido B. Scherrer, actor and environmentalist (on his screen name, John Regala)


Juntilla

Borrowed from Spanish, from juntilla, feminine singular of juntillo, diminutive of junto.


Parreño

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

a surname from Spanish, mostly found in Marinduque province and Hiligaynon migrants


de Roxas

Borrowed from Spanish, a form of Roxas (obsolete spelling of Rojas) with the nobiliary particle de.


Lacambra

Borrowed from Spanish, a hispanicization of French Lachambre.


de Lara

[d̪ɛ ˈlaː.ɾɐ]


Dumpit

[d̪ʊmˈpɪt̪̚]


Lomocso

Pasok sa top 10 sina […] Richel Lomocso (7th), […] at John Lance Valencia (10th).

2022 October 13, “Jeremy Marticio pinanis mga karibal”, in Abante:


Bejasa

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


Dipasupil

Literally, “not letting to be oppressed”.


de Torres

[d̪ɛ ˈt̪oː.ɾɛs]

a surname from Spanish, a variant of Torres mostly found in Batangas


Maralit

[mɐˈɾaː.lɪt̪̚]

From maralit (literally “noble”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Batangas, Quezon and Oriental Mindoro


Madlangbayan

tl-proper noun

Madlangbayan (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇ᜔ᜎᜅ᜔ᜊᜌᜈ᜔)

ᜋᜇ᜔ᜎᜅ᜔ᜊᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

From madlang bayan. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Cavite and Batangas


Camalig

Camalig or Camalíg (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜎᜒᜄ᜔)

Camalig (canonical)
Camalíg (canonical)
ᜃᜋᜎᜒᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[kɐ.mɐˈlɪɡ̚]

Borrowed from Bikol Central Camalig, from kamalig.


Calaycay

From Hispanicized spelling of kalaykay (“rake”).


Mallare

Variant of Mallari, after the mythological figure.


Dimalaluan

Dimalaluan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜋᜎᜎᜓᜀᜈ᜔)


Adajar

[ʔɐ.d̪ɐˈhaɾ]


Layno

Ultimately from Ilocano, but of questionable origin.


Talento

Borrowed from Spanish, from talento (“talent”).


Borillo

Borrowed from Spanish, an alteration of Borrillo.


dela Roca

delá Roca (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜎ ᜇᜓᜃ (Baybayin)


de Leon

de León (canonical)
ᜇᜒ ᜎᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
De Leon (alternative)


Salvacion

Salvación (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎ᜔ᜊᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

Salvación (canonical)
ᜐᜎ᜔ᜊᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Salvación, from salvación.


Magbuhat

Old surname originating in Batangas. The word means "to carry".


Villamater

Villamatér (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜋᜆᜒᜇ᜔)

Villamatér (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜋᜆᜒᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


Baniaga

[bɐnˈɲaː.ɣɐ]


Datinguinoo

Dátinguinoó (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜈᜓᜂ)

Dátinguinoó (canonical)
ᜇᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜈᜓᜂ (Baybayin)

[ˌd̪aː.t̪ɪŋ.ɡɪ.n̪oˈʔo]

From dati + -ng- + ginoo, literally “former nobility”.

af

a surname from Tagalog, most common in Cavite, Batangas, Quezon and Oriental Mindoro


Tawang

Derived from Ibaloi tayawan (“place to perform a tayaw ritual”), wherein it was held in the caves in the area.

der

place to perform a <i class="Latn mention" lang="ibl">tayaw</i> ritual

der+

a barangay of La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines


Tawang

a barangay of Balbalan, Kalinga, Philippines


Virrey

Borrowed from Spanish virrey (“viceroy”).


Racelis

[ɾɐˈsɛː.lɪs]


Garciano

[ɡɐɾˈʃaː.n̪o]


Magaling

[mɐˈɣaː.lɪŋ]

From magaling. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Bulacan and Batangas


Leyson

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 Leyson.

bor

a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry


Misa de Aginaldo

tl-proper noun

Misa de Aginaldo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜐ ᜇᜒ ᜀᜄᜒᜈᜎ᜔ᜇᜓ)

ᜋᜒᜐ ᜇᜒ ᜀᜄᜒᜈᜎ᜔ᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
Misa de-aginaldo (alternative)
Misa de Aguinaldo (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish misa de aguinaldo (“gift mass”).


Caseda

[kɐˈsɛː.d̪ɐ]


Buquid

Spanish-based spelling of bukid. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Villacarlos

tl-proper noun

Villacarlos (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜃᜇ᜔ᜎᜓᜐ᜔)

ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜃᜇ᜔ᜎᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Cerillo

Borrowed from Spanish cerillo (“match, matchstick”).


Malabuyoc

tl-proper noun

Malabuyóc or Malabuyoc (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜊᜓᜌᜓᜃ᜔)

Malabuyóc (canonical)
Malabuyoc (canonical)
ᜋᜎᜊᜓᜌᜓᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)

Malabuyoc (a municipality of Cebu, Philippines)


Argente

[ʔɐɾˈhɛn̪.t̪ɛ]


Sayson

Sayson or Saysón (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

Sayson (canonical)
Saysón (canonical)
ᜐᜌ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

From Hokkien, possibly either 司孫 /司孙 (sai-sun, “grandson of a monk or priest, such as the father having been originally adopted”) or 世孫 /世孙 (sè-sun, “great-great-great-great-grandson (in a male lineage)”), via Spanish Sayson.


Fukien

ᜉᜓᜃ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Fookien (alternative)
Pukyen (alternative)

From the Postal Romanization of the Nanjing court dialect Mandarin 福建 (Fújiàn), from before the modern palatalization of /k/ to /tɕ/. Doublet of Hokkien. Compare Spanish Fokien, Portuguese Foquiem.

wikang Fukien

salitang Fukien

(dated) former name of Fujian: a province in southeast China


Ortiz-Luis

Ortíz-Luís (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔ᜎᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔)

Ortíz-Luís (canonical)
ᜂᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔ᜎᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Amigable

Borrowed from Spanish amigable (“amicable”).


Sanvictores

tl-proper noun

Sanvictores (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜊᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜇᜒᜐ᜔)

ᜐᜈ᜔ᜊᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜇᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Apolinario

Apolinario (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜓᜎᜒᜈᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)

ᜀᜉᜓᜎᜒᜈᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish, from Latin Apollinaris, a theophoric name in reference to Apollo.

a surname from Spanish deriving from the given name


Pagkalinawan

Pagkalinawan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜃᜎᜒᜈᜏᜈ᜔)

ᜉᜄ᜔ᜃᜎᜒᜈᜏᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


Cepillo

Borrowed from Spanish cepillo (“brush”).


Hontiveros

Hontiveros (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜊᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

ᜂᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜊᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Nuñez

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

a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Núñez, mostly concentrated in Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal and Bataan


Magcawas

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Batangas


Guinhawa

Guinhawa or Guinhawà (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜑᜏ)

Guinhawa (canonical)
Guinhawà (canonical)
ᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜑᜏ (Baybayin)

[ɡɪn̪ˈhaː.wɐʔ]


Burias

Burias (an island of Masbate, Philippines)


Calayan

an island off the northern coast of Cagayan, Philippines

a barangay of Gonzaga, Cagayan, Philippines

a barangay of Lantawan, Basilan, Philippines


Masbate

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

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

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


Balatbat

English: Balatbat


Calimlim

Calimlím (canonical)
ᜃᜎᜒᜋ᜔ᜎᜒᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)


Escueta

[ʔɛsˈkwɛː.t̪ɐ]

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname, mostly found in Laguna, Metro Manila and Quezon


Los Baños

Los Baños (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜐ᜔ ᜊᜈ᜔ᜌᜓᜐ᜔)

ᜎᜓᜐ᜔ ᜊᜈ᜔ᜌᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
LB (alternative colloquial initialism)

Borrowed from Spanish Los Baños (literally “The baths”).

bor+

Los Baños (a municipality of Laguna, Philippines)


Pagsanjan

Pagsanján (canonical)
ᜉᜄ᜔ᜐᜅ᜔ᜑᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

From pagsanghan (“crossroads”), from pag- + sanga (“branch”) + -han.

a municipality in eastern Laguna, Philippines


Escuadro

ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜏᜇ᜔ᜇᜓ (Baybayin)


Dayandante

tl-proper noun

Dayandante (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜌᜈ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)


Baraquiel

Baraquiél (canonical)
ᜊᜇᜃ᜔ᜌᜒᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


Guico

Guico (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜃᜓ or ᜄᜓᜏᜒᜃᜓ)


Masilungan

From masilungan. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Batangas and Laguna


Lacerna

[lɐˈsɛɾ.n̪ɐ]