Filipino
names are used on the island nation of the Philippines.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Johari m Malay, Indonesian, Filipino, Maguindanao, MaranaoFrom the name of Turkic lexicographer Abu Nasr al-Jawhari, who authored an Arabic dictionary. His name was probably derived from Arabic جوهر
(jawhar) meaning "jewels, precious stones, gems".
Joriz m & f FilipinoContraction of
José Rizal, given in honour of the prominent Filipino nationalist (1861-1896).
Junjun m FilipinoDiminutive of
Junior, typically used as a nickname for boys with the same name as his father.
Junrey m FilipinoUnknown meaning. A famous bearer is Junrey Balawing, currently one of the smallest humans in the world.
Jupet m & f FilipinoPapaibigin niya ang bakla at pagkatapos ay iiwanan lang. Naging girlfriend nito si
Jestoni.
Juvelita f Filipino (Rare), ObscurePossibly from Esperanto
juvelita meaning "bejeweled", itself from
juvelo ("jewel") and
-ita, a verbal suffix of participle past.
Kawis m BontocMeans "good" in Bontoc. This was the name in a folktale about a nameless man, who saved a village from a monster snake and in reward was given this name.
Kero m & f FilipinoIt was originally "KERUbin Raymond" but because it was hard to mentioned/call it was then called Kero from the root word Kerubin.
Kimeé f FilipinoFilipino variant of
Kimmy. A known bearer is the Filipino-American actress and singer Kimee Balmilero (1979-).
Kumala f Indonesian, Filipino (Rare), Tausug (Rare)Means "gem, gemstone" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit कोमल
(komala) meaning "tender, delicate, gentle". This is also a variant of the Tausug name
Kumalah, which has the same meaning and is of the same origin.
Lakambini f TagalogMeans "muse, princess" in Tagalog. It was historically used as a title for the wife of a lakan (a precolonial ruler).
Lakan m TagalogFrom a title meaning "nobleman" in Tagalog, historically used to denote a paramount ruler in early Philippine history.
Lakandula m Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)From Tagalog "lakán", meaning 'gentleman,' historically denoting a paramount ruler. Lakandula was the last paramount ruler of pre-colonial Tondo when the Spaniards first conquered the lands of the Pasig River delta in the Philippines in the 1570s.
Lamuel m Biblical, Biblical Latin, FilipinoForm of
Lemuel used in the Bishops' Bible (1568), Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
Laon f Philippine Mythology, FilipinoMeans "the ancient one," from Visayan 'loan' meaning "old" or "ancient." This is the name of the goddess in Visayan mythology associated with creation, agriculture, the sky, and divine justice.
Lenlen f FilipinoDiminutive of any name containing
len,
lin,
lyn,
lene, and other similar sounds.
Liberacion f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)Derived from Spanish
liberación meaning "liberation". This name was most commonly (though still very rarely) given in 1945, the year that the Philippines was liberated from Japanese occupation... [
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Liliosa f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Philippines)Feminine diminutive of Latin
lilium "lily". This name belonged to an Iberian Christian woman martyred in Córdoba, Andalusia c.852 under Emir Abd ar-Rahman II, along with her husband Felix, his cousin Aurelius and Aurelius' wife Natalia.