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Las Piñas: none: Spanish for "The Pineapples"; the city's old name however is "Las Peñas" meaning "The Rocks". [22] Legazpi: Albay: Miguel López de Legazpi, the first Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines. Ligao: Albay: from ticao, a Bicolano word for a tree with poisonous leaves. Lipa: Batangas: from lipa, a Philippine linden tree ...
Las Piñas was formerly called "Las Pilas" due to its separation from Parañaque due to tribal conflicts. On the other hand, Manuel Buzeta recorded the date at 1797. [ 9 ] Felix Timbang was the first gobernadorcillo in 1762, while Mariano Ortiz was the first municipal president of the town of Las Piñas.
Hispanicized form of the Bagobo word dabo, meaning "to fall", [41] alluding to the drop in elevation the river that now bears the name undergoes on its way from the slopes of Mount Apo to the sea. A related word in the neighboring Obo language, davoh, means "beyond the high grounds" (i.e., the lowland). [42]
Old Tagalog word which means "a bowl plate" or "round and flat" in reference to the shape of the territory similar to a winnower. [23] [33] Malate: Manila: Spanish rendering of the Tagalog word maalat meaning salty. Malaya: Quezon City: Filipino word which means "free." [2] Malibay: Pasay: Old Tagalog word for "a place teeming with herds of ...
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Lanuza, Surigao del Sur (Spanish surname of unknown origin.) Larena, Siquijor (Spanish surname. Named after Filipino politician Demetrio Larena.) Las Navas, Northern Samar ("the plains") Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte ("the snows"; from Nuestra Señora de las Nieves, Spanish for "Our Lady of the Snows.") Laurel, Batangas (Spanish surname.
Acronyms are abbreviations formed by the initial letter or letters of the words that make up a multi-word term. For the most part, the geographic names in this list were derived from three or more other names or words. Those derived from only two names are usually considered portmanteaus and can be found in the List of geographic portmanteaus ...
Media in category "Las Piñas" The following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Las Piñas City Hall (Alabang-Zapote Road, Las Piñas; 09-19-2021).jpg 3,552 × 2,664; 3.92 MB