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.
Juvy f FilipinoMeaning unknown. Actress Juvy Cachola is a well-known bearer.
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.
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.
Liwliwa f IlocanoMeans "inspiration, delight" or "consolation, comfort, solace" in Ilocano.