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Pages in category "Surnames of Philippine origin" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abuel;
Spanish names are the majority found in the books' list of legitimate surnames. Because of the mass implementation of Spanish surnames in the Philippines, a Spanish surname does not necessarily indicate Spanish ancestry, which can make it difficult for Filipinos to accurately trace their lineage. [ 10 ]
Pages in category "Surnames of Filipino origin" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. ... Reyes (name) S. Santos (surname) T. Tiangco;
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.
The present name of the Philippines was bestowed by the Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos [1] [2] or one of his captains Bernardo de la Torre [3] [4] in 1543, during an expedition intended to establish greater Spanish control at the western end of the division of the world established between Spain and Portugal by the treaties of Tordesillas and Zaragoza.
As a result of more than three centuries of Spanish dominance in the islands that are now the republic of the Philippines, an overwhelming number of places in the country have Spanish or Hispanic names. As with Filipino surnames and many other aspects of Filipino culture, place names in the Philippines have received a great deal of Spanish ...
from cabuyao, common name for Citrus macroptera, a species of wild orange Cadiz: Negros Occidental: the Spanish city of Cádiz. [10] Cagayan de Oro: none: Cagayan, the Philippine province in northern Luzon, and the Spanish phrase de oro which means "of gold." Calaca: Batangas: from the roofs of the houses made of bamboos halves arranged over ...
The earliest individual documented using this surname was Rodrigo Muñoz de Guzmán, who first appears in a document from 1134 and was the founder of the noble House of Guzmán. [1] [a] In the Philippines, Canada and the United States the name usually becomes Guzman (without acute accent), while the Portuguese form of the name is Gusmão.