Tecla San Andres Ziga was the first woman in the Philippines to top the bar examinations for law degree graduates.

Popular female names philippines. Miriam Defensor Santiago was the first Filipino and first Asian from a developing country to be elected as a judge of the International Criminal Court ICC on December 12 2011. Amalia Latin for hard working. Old Filipino names for girls.

There are only very few Philippine ie. Althea a famous name means to heal Angel means heavenly or angel Aurora means dawn. In the last decades however English names became more and more popular and widespread reflecting the ever-growing influence of English and the USA in the Philippines.

Carmela A classic Filipino name that stands for garden. Get inspiration for baby names with our most popular Filipino girl names that are trending now. Alon means wave in english.

Angelica Nicole and Andrea were also among the most popular names from 2012-2014. Truly Filipino or native names in use nowadays and they are rare. Famous People From Philippines.

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. List of Filipino actors. Other names in the top lists of choices by Filipinos were actually a variation of names from the root word angel The names Angela and Angeline were on the fourth and 15th place respectively among females.

A very beautiful native Tagalog name for girls is Amihan northeast wind. Relatedly Angelo ranked 10th among males. In recent years the most popular name for girls has been Althea.