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Surnames of Filipino origin (22 P) I. Ilocano-language surnames (2 P) K. Kapampangan-language surnames (4 P) P. Pangasinan-language surnames (3 P) T. Tagalog-language ...
Folk etymologies explaining the origin of the name include: misa-misa, a phrase that the natives used in the early days of Christianization of the northern coast of Mindanao to welcome priests that visited the area to celebrate mass; [79] and kuyamis, Subanon for a variety of sweet coconut that used to be the food staple of the natives. [80]
Pages in category "Surnames of Filipino origin" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abrenica;
Steel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: A. G. Steel (1858–1914), English cricketer; Ace Steel (born 1973), ring name of Christopher Guy, American professional wrestler; Alan Steel (1935–2015), stage name of Sergio Ciani, Italian bodybuilder and actor; Alex Steel (1886–1954), Scottish footballer; Amy Steel (born 1960 ...
The dissemination of surnames were also based on the recipient family's origins. For example, surnames starting with "A" were distributed to provincial capitals, "B" surnames were given to secondary towns, and tertiary towns received "C" surnames. [8] Families were awarded with the surnames or asked to choose from them. [9]
Thus the Filipino names Maricel, Maritoni, Marijo, Maritess, and Maricon come from Maria Celia (or Celeste), María Antonieta (or Antonia), María Josefa (or Josefina), María Teresa, and María Concepción (or either Consuelo or Consolación), respectively. A related custom is that parents combine their given names to create a name for their ...
The more than 140 cities in the Philippines as of 2022 have taken their names from a variety of languages both indigenous (Austronesian) and foreign (mostly Spanish).The majority of Philippine cities derive their names from the major regional languages where they are spoken including Tagalog (), Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Bicolano, Kapampangan and Pangasinense.
Having a Hispanized Filipino-Chinese surname signifies that a Chinese person has become Catholic. Some adopted the surnames of their Spanish godparents, while others combined modified Chinese names and added honorifics such as -co, -son, and -zon at the end. Many of them intermarried with Filipinos and were integrated into Philippine society.