Cebuano
names are used in the southern Philippines by speakers of
Cebuano.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
BACOLOD Filipino, Hiligaynon, CebuanoDerived from Hiligaynon
bakolod meaning "hill, mound, rise". This is also the name of a city in the Negros Occidental province in the Philippines.
BACUNAWA Filipino, CebuanoDerived from Cebuano
bakunawa referring to a type of serpent or dragon in Visayan mythology.
BAGO CebuanoDerived from
malabago and
maribago, the Cebuano name for the
Hibiscus tiliaceus plant.
DAGOHOY Filipino, CebuanoFrom a shortened form of the Cebuano phrase
dagon sa huyuhoy meaning "talisman of the breeze", which was the nom de guerre of Filipino rebel
Francisco "Dagohoy" Sendrijas (1724-1800).
DUTERTE Filipino, CebuanoHispanicised spelling of French
du tertre meaning "of the hillock, of the mound" (see
DUTERTRE). A notable bearer is
Rodrigo Duterte (1945-), the current president of the Philippines.
INDAY CebuanoInday means ''darling'' in Visayan language after the Spanish colonized the Philippines the name Inday became derogatory often associated with ''slaves'' and in present days ''domestic helpers''
MAGBANUA Filipino, CebuanoFrom Cebuano
magbanwa meaning "townsperson", derived from Cebuano
bánwa meaning "city, town".
MAGINDARA CebuanoMagindara is a name of a demigoddess who turned into a mermaid, it is also the name of mythical creatures in the Philippines that are man-eating mermaids
MAGLASANG Filipino, CebuanoDenotes a forest dweller or a person originally from a forest, derived from Cebuano
lasang meaning "forest".
PACQUIAO Cebuano, FilipinoHispanicized variant form of
PAQUIAO. A famous bearer of this surname is the Filipino world champion professional boxer Manny Pacquiao (b. 1978).
RIZAL Filipino, Tagalog, CebuanoFrom Spanish
ricial meaning "green field" or "rice field". A notable bearer was
José Rizal (1861-1896), a Filipino nationalist and national hero.
VALMORIDA Filipino, CebuanoMeans "valley of the forest field" derived from Spanish
val, a contraction of
valle meaning "valley", combined with Japanese 森
(mori) meaning "forest, woods" and 田
(ta) "paddy, field" (see
MORITA).