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Gender Masculine
Usage Filipino (Rare, Archaic), Obscure, Cebuano
Scripts ᜑᜋᜊᜂ(Baybayin)
Other Forms FormsHumabao, Hamabar
Meaning & History
Uncertain meaning, It could derived from the Cebuano word mabaw "shallow" with the prefix ha- because the name was also pronounced as Hamabao. This was the name of a chief in Cebu who encountered Ferdinand Magellan who was later baptized as Don Carlos Valderrama.