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The Filipino given name Dranreb was invented by reversing the spelling of the English name Bernard, and someone calling himself Nosrac bears the legal name Carson. Joseph Ejército Estrada , the 13th president of the Philippines , began as a movie actor and received his nickname Erap as an adult; it comes from Pare spelled backwards (from ...
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.
One popular (but erroneous) origin of the name, mina de oro (Spanish for "gold mine"), was the result of the Spaniards giving meaning to a phrase that they could recognize, [71] despite the fact that no major gold-mining industry existed or exists in the island. [76] Misamis (Occidental and Oriental)
10 most popular Filipino girl names with meanings. Althea — with healing power. Angel — angel. Samantha — told by God. Princess — princess. Nathalie — birthday of the Lord.
[64] [60] Historian Ambeth Ocampo has suggested that the first documented use of the word Filipino to refer to Indios was the Spanish-language poem A la juventud filipina, published in 1879 by José Rizal. [66] Writer and publisher Nick Joaquin has asserted that Luis Rodríguez Varela was the first to describe himself as Filipino in print. [67]
"Republika ng Pilipinas" is the de facto name of the country used in Filipino. When standing alone in English, the country's name is always preceded by the article the. [7] [8] [9] However, the definite article ang does not precede the name in Filipino contexts. The country has throughout its history been known as Filipinas.
General Mariano Alvarez, Cavite (Spanish name. Named after Filipino patriot Mariano Álvarez.) General Tinio, Nueva Ecija (Spanish name. Named after Filipino revolutionary General Manuel Tinio.) Gerona, Tarlac (named after the city of Girona in Catalonia, Spain.) Getafe, Bohol (named after the city of Getafe in Madrid, Spain.)
The pre-colonial native Filipino script called baybayin was derived from the Brahmic scripts of India and first recorded in the 16th century. [11] According to Jocano, 336 loanwords in Filipino were identified by Professor Juan R. Francisco to be Sanskrit in origin, "with 150 of them identified as the origin of some major Philippine terms."