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Help[Opinions] Filipino names...
Per request, here is a list of the Filipino names I have in my files. There are obviously a lot more, but these are the ones that caught my fancy.
I say "Filipino" to cover all the Philippines islands, though some of these names are strictly Ilocano, Bisayan, etc. Most are nature related, because DH likes those, but also because that is just how traditional naming used to happen in the Philippines.
Please note, these are traditional names, so modern names that are Spanish or Chinese are not included.
I do have a longer list of about 400 names if anyone wants to go deeper.
FILIPINO GIRLS:
Amihan – breeze, monsoon
Bituin - star
Buwan – moon
Dalisay – pure
Dayea - goddess of secrets
Divina – divine
Diyamante – diamond
Esmeralda – emerald
Flordeliza
Gabi – night
Halina - come closer
Isla – island
Kristal – crystal
Lalahon - goddess of fire
Ligaya – joy/happiness
Liwayway – dawn
Lualhati
Luningning – light
Mahala - love (female)
Maralit - small/tiny; also, noble
Marikit – gorgeous
Marikit - pretty
Mayari – moon princess
Mayumi – gentle
Mirasol
Ngiti – smile
Perlas – pearl
Prinsesa – princess
Reyna – queen
Tala – star/planet
Tam – ivy
FILIPINO BOYS:
Agui - god of fire
Agwe - the god of the waters
Banoy – eagle
Bayani – hero
Casama - companion
Dakila – great/noble
Detinos - god of evil
Galang - respect
Hagabat - god of the winds
Hari – king
Jabol - to chase
Kan-Laon - the king of time (an ancient god)
Kidlat – lightning
Kilubansa - god of healing
Magiting - heroic
Makisig - refined grace
Malakas - strong, courageous
Nimuel – peace
FILIPINO UNISEX/RARE:
Araw – sun/day
Baitan – goodness
Danao – lake
Kulay – colors
Simoy – Breeze
Ulan – rain
Ulap - cloud
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"How wonderful it is that no one need wait a single moment before starting to improve upon the world." -Ann Frank
Mama to my "bright star" Clarisse Bituin and Wife to Julius. Mahal na mahal from our little family to yours!
I say "Filipino" to cover all the Philippines islands, though some of these names are strictly Ilocano, Bisayan, etc. Most are nature related, because DH likes those, but also because that is just how traditional naming used to happen in the Philippines.
Please note, these are traditional names, so modern names that are Spanish or Chinese are not included.
I do have a longer list of about 400 names if anyone wants to go deeper.
FILIPINO GIRLS:
Amihan – breeze, monsoon
Bituin - star
Buwan – moon
Dalisay – pure
Dayea - goddess of secrets
Divina – divine
Diyamante – diamond
Esmeralda – emerald
Flordeliza
Gabi – night
Halina - come closer
Isla – island
Kristal – crystal
Lalahon - goddess of fire
Ligaya – joy/happiness
Liwayway – dawn
Lualhati
Luningning – light
Mahala - love (female)
Maralit - small/tiny; also, noble
Marikit – gorgeous
Marikit - pretty
Mayari – moon princess
Mayumi – gentle
Mirasol
Ngiti – smile
Perlas – pearl
Prinsesa – princess
Reyna – queen
Tala – star/planet
Tam – ivy
FILIPINO BOYS:
Agui - god of fire
Agwe - the god of the waters
Banoy – eagle
Bayani – hero
Casama - companion
Dakila – great/noble
Detinos - god of evil
Galang - respect
Hagabat - god of the winds
Hari – king
Jabol - to chase
Kan-Laon - the king of time (an ancient god)
Kidlat – lightning
Kilubansa - god of healing
Magiting - heroic
Makisig - refined grace
Malakas - strong, courageous
Nimuel – peace
FILIPINO UNISEX/RARE:
Araw – sun/day
Baitan – goodness
Danao – lake
Kulay – colors
Simoy – Breeze
Ulan – rain
Ulap - cloud
______________________________________________
"How wonderful it is that no one need wait a single moment before starting to improve upon the world." -Ann Frank
Mama to my "bright star" Clarisse Bituin and Wife to Julius. Mahal na mahal from our little family to yours!
This message was edited 7/7/2015, 11:29 AM
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Of the boy's names, I like Malakas and Hari. Detinos is neat, but the meaning is a tad awkward. Dalisay, Mayari, Mayumi, and Perlas are my favorites from amongst the girls. I like the meaning of Dayea.
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Oh, yay, thank you for sharing! (At least some of them are Tagalog, right? I feel like I've seen you mention Tagalog, but I'm now doubting myself.)
I like, or really, really like:
Amihan
Bituin
Dalisay
Dayea (can you clarify the pronunciation?)
Esmeralda
Flordeliza
Gabi
Halina
Isla
Lalahon
Ligaya
Liwayway
Mahala
Marikit
Mayari (the meaning!)
Mayumi
Perlas
Agui
Agwe
Bayani
Casama
Dakila
Hari
Kidlat
Makisig (so happy you're using this)
Malakas
Nimuel
Danao
Ulan
I like, or really, really like:
Amihan
Bituin
Dalisay
Dayea (can you clarify the pronunciation?)
Esmeralda
Flordeliza
Gabi
Halina
Isla
Lalahon
Ligaya
Liwayway
Mahala
Marikit
Mayari (the meaning!)
Mayumi
Perlas
Agui
Agwe
Bayani
Casama
Dakila
Hari
Kidlat
Makisig (so happy you're using this)
Malakas
Nimuel
Danao
Ulan
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Ah! Sorry.
Tagalog is the national Filipino language. Filipino refers to English and Tagalog mixed usually. Yeah - these are all Tagalog, even if they are also Ilocano, Cebuano, Bisayan, etc.
Dayea is dye-yay-ah. Almost like Isaiah, but with a D... and no s. ;)
Tagalog is the national Filipino language. Filipino refers to English and Tagalog mixed usually. Yeah - these are all Tagalog, even if they are also Ilocano, Cebuano, Bisayan, etc.
Dayea is dye-yay-ah. Almost like Isaiah, but with a D... and no s. ;)
This message was edited 7/7/2015, 12:49 PM
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Ooh, okay, I get it. I was just worried for a second, haha.
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A few questions...
What interesting names!
Flordeliza and Mayari sound so beautiful. But why on earth do they use the name of the god of evil?
The only Filipino names I've seen have been Spanish or English names, like Angelina, or nicknames like Jing Jing for Jonna Mae.
Can I ask you one more thing? What do you think could be the original names for these nicks?:
Bap Bap
Weng Weng
Ta Ta
Tem Tem
Nonoy
I remember them from a book called "Children just like me" about children from all around the world. One of the kids were a Filipino boy called Edgar whose nn was Gar Gar.
What interesting names!
Flordeliza and Mayari sound so beautiful. But why on earth do they use the name of the god of evil?
The only Filipino names I've seen have been Spanish or English names, like Angelina, or nicknames like Jing Jing for Jonna Mae.
Can I ask you one more thing? What do you think could be the original names for these nicks?:
Bap Bap
Weng Weng
Ta Ta
Tem Tem
Nonoy
I remember them from a book called "Children just like me" about children from all around the world. One of the kids were a Filipino boy called Edgar whose nn was Gar Gar.
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Yeah, my husband thinks using god and goddess names is bad juju. However, they don't see gods as totally good and bad like some cultures. A god of evil is just a god of evil, not necessarily evil. At least that is how he explained it. I have no references though - I should get some.
As for the nicknames - nicknames in PH sometimes have nothing to do with the name, though the ones you mentioned are quite common.
Nonoy is the nickname of the president. My nephew is TanTan, short for Jonathan. My BIL is named Cristofel, but his nickname is Ian (eye-an). Manoy is synonomous with "eldest brother", so my BIL Noel is called Manoy.
My husband is called July. He is really upset about it because it's just the month he was born. You should hear him lament.
Weng is slang for "friend/brother" so it is a common one. I know a guy named Joey that everyone called Weng.
TaTa is likely a shortening of a name like Conchita, Fortunata etc. . . there are tons of Spanish names there.
Bap Bap I have interestingly read about. I think the guys names was something like Manuel in reality.
Most nicknames are chosen by the parents or friends. If you don't choose a nickname, your family or friends will and they will pick something humorous (like Bap Bap!).
This is why I was so adamant that I find a nickname I like for names we chose for our kids. Clarisse is Clary, Clarybee, or Star usually. If I hadn't pushed that, my MIL planned to call her I-see-joy, or just Isee (like icy).
If we have a Nadine, her nickname will be Nin. My husband picked NiNing, which is like a slang for a little girl. Nin is just easier for me.
Loic will be LoMa (for Loic Makisig). Julius picked LoLoWeng, which I don't like.
As for the nicknames - nicknames in PH sometimes have nothing to do with the name, though the ones you mentioned are quite common.
Nonoy is the nickname of the president. My nephew is TanTan, short for Jonathan. My BIL is named Cristofel, but his nickname is Ian (eye-an). Manoy is synonomous with "eldest brother", so my BIL Noel is called Manoy.
My husband is called July. He is really upset about it because it's just the month he was born. You should hear him lament.
Weng is slang for "friend/brother" so it is a common one. I know a guy named Joey that everyone called Weng.
TaTa is likely a shortening of a name like Conchita, Fortunata etc. . . there are tons of Spanish names there.
Bap Bap I have interestingly read about. I think the guys names was something like Manuel in reality.
Most nicknames are chosen by the parents or friends. If you don't choose a nickname, your family or friends will and they will pick something humorous (like Bap Bap!).
This is why I was so adamant that I find a nickname I like for names we chose for our kids. Clarisse is Clary, Clarybee, or Star usually. If I hadn't pushed that, my MIL planned to call her I-see-joy, or just Isee (like icy).
If we have a Nadine, her nickname will be Nin. My husband picked NiNing, which is like a slang for a little girl. Nin is just easier for me.
Loic will be LoMa (for Loic Makisig). Julius picked LoLoWeng, which I don't like.
This message was edited 7/7/2015, 12:35 PM
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Thanks! :)
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Wow, this looks really interesting.
For girls, I like Mahala, Maralit and Tala.
For boys, I like Dakila and Nimuel.
For both girls & boys, I like Danao and Simoy.
I'm surprised to see that Halina, which is my maternal grandmother's name, is also used as a Filipino name and has a different meaning to the Halina that is used in Poland, which comes from Galen meaning "calm." I might show her this whenever I get the chance to go on vacation :)
For girls, I like Mahala, Maralit and Tala.
For boys, I like Dakila and Nimuel.
For both girls & boys, I like Danao and Simoy.
I'm surprised to see that Halina, which is my maternal grandmother's name, is also used as a Filipino name and has a different meaning to the Halina that is used in Poland, which comes from Galen meaning "calm." I might show her this whenever I get the chance to go on vacation :)
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You should!
It's actually one of the names that is still quite popular there. It is a combo of two words. If you yell "hali-na!" it means "come join us!".
It's pronounced almost like holly-NA instead of ha-leena.
It's actually one of the names that is still quite popular there. It is a combo of two words. If you yell "hali-na!" it means "come join us!".
It's pronounced almost like holly-NA instead of ha-leena.
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Oh, I love Halina. So beautiful. :)
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