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Hispanic names in the philippines. The Pentalore presents 5 Former Names of the PhilippinesFor this new installment of Featured History well be showing you some of the most and lesser know. Aurora is another popular name for girls perhaps not only because of its meaning Latin for dawn but also because its the name of the first lady of Philippine president Manuel Quezon. Before Spanish rule was established other names such as Islas del Poniente Islands of the West and Magellans name for the islands San Lázaro were also used by the Spanish to refer to islands in the region.

Pomponus Melawho wrote around AD 43 was the earlie. Even names of towns did not escape this naming pattern. A very beautiful native Tagalog name for girls is Amihan northeast wind.

The Philippines was a colony of Spain for over 300 years which is why most of our ancestors names have a Hispanic ring to it such as Corazon Caridad or Domingo. Spanish rule ended in 1898 with Spains defeat in the SpanishAmerican War. In 1907 the elected Philippine Assembly was set up with popular.

Sometimes very cruelly a disgusting name was given to an individual. Chances are youve come across a Filipino and wondered why they have Spanish-sounding last names like Garcia or Rodriguez. Forces suppressed a revolution led by Emilio Aguinaldo.

Their names are survived by prominent families in contemporary Philippine society such as Duremdes Lindo Tupas Gatmaitan Liwanag Mallillin Pangilinan Panganiban Balderas Zabarte and Agbayani Apalisok Aguinaldo to name a few. The most common last names in the Philippines are all Spanish. CHRYSE - the Golden One thats according to the Greeks writers namely1.

Basque names include Echegaray Echiverri etc In a nutshell the First Filipinos or creoles. While not all of these are Spanish or Latin in origin the most popular names of 2019 the most recent year available were. Next came the Americans so we also have the usual names like Richard or Jenny.