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Nenita f Filipino
Either a diminutive of Nena or derived from Spanish nena used as a term of endearment for a girl.

Nhor f & m Maguindanao
Maguindanao form of Nur.

Nhora f Maguindanao
Maguindanao form of Nura.

Nhur f & m Filipino, Tausug
Tausug form of Nur.

Nimpha f Filipino, German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Nympha.

Ningning f Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)
Means "lustre, sparkle" in Tagalog.

Ninotchka f Russian, Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ninochka.... [more]

Noraida f Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao, Malay
Variant of Nuraida.

Norain f Malay, Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao
Variant of Nurain.

Noraisa f Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao
Maguindanao and Maranao form of Nuraisah.

Noraisah f Malay, Filipino, Maranao
Malay and Maranao form of Nuraisah.

Norhaya f Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" combined with the name Haya.

Norhuda f Malay, Filipino, Maguindanao
Variant of Nurhuda.

Norjana f Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao
Variant of Nurjannah.

Norjanah f Filipino, Maranao, Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Nurjannah.

Norjannah f Maranao, Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Nurjannah.

Norlailah f Malay, Maranao
Malay and Maranao variant of Nurlaila.

Noroden m Filipino, Maranao
Maranao form of Nur ad-Din.

Norodin m Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao
Maguindanao and Maranao form of Nur ad-Din.

Norolain f Filipino, Maranao
Maranao form of Nurulain.

Noslen m & f Spanish (Caribbean), Portuguese (Brazilian), Filipino (Rare)
Nelson spelled backwards.

Numeriana f Filipino
Feminine form of Numerianus.

Nuraida f Indonesian, Malay, Filipino, Tausug, Thai (Muslim), Kyrgyz
Combination of Nur and Aida.

Nurhuda f Indonesian, Malay, Filipino, Tausug, Thai (Muslim)
Combination of Nur and Huda.

Ofrecina f Medieval Catalan, Filipino (Archaic)
Probably a Medieval Catalan form of Euphrosina.

Omair m Arabic, Urdu, Maranao
Alternate transcription of Arabic عمير (see Umayr), as well as the Urdu and Maranao form.

Omairah f Filipino, Maranao
Maranao form of Umaira.

Pacita f Spanish (Philippines)
Diminutive of Paz 1.

Paraluman f Tagalog
Means "muse, inspiration" or "compass" in Tagalog.

Patermucio m Spanish (Archaic), Filipino (Archaic)
Spanish form of Patermuthius.

Patria f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish patria, meaning "homeland".

Patrisha f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Patricia.

Peñafrancia f Filipino
Taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia/Nuestra Señora de la Peña de Francia and La Virgen de la Peña de Francia, meaning "The Virgin of the Rock of France" and "Our Lady of the Rock of France" respectively, venerated in Naga City though originating from the image enshrined in Salamanca, Spain.

Perlas m & f Lithuanian (Rare), Tagalog
Derived from perlas, which in Lithuanian and Tagalog is the word for "pearl".... [more]

Policronio m Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Spanish form of Polychronios.

Potenciana f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino
Spanish and Portuguese form of Potentiana. This was the name of a Spanish saint from the late 16th century.

Potenciano m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino
Spanish and Portuguese form of Potentianus. A notable bearer of this name was the Filipino musician Potenciano Gregorio (1880-1939).

Potri f Maranao
From Maranao potri' meaning "princess", ultimately from Sanskrit पुत्री (putrī).

Prado f & m Spanish (European), Filipino (Rare)
Means "meadow" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Prado and Nuestra Señora del Prado, meaning "The Virgin of the Meadow" and "Our Lady of the Meadow."... [more]

Prados f & m Spanish (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Plural form of Prado, most often used in the province of Toledo in Spain.

Praxedes f & m History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Philippines), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Derived from Greek πρᾶξῐς (praxis), meaning "action, work, success". This was the name of a 2nd-century saint.

Preciosa f Filipino, Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Galician, Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Anglo-Norman (?)
Means "precious" in Spanish, Portuguese and other languages of the Iberian peninsula, from Latin pretiōsa "precious, of great value".

Prinsesa f Spanish (Mexican), Filipino
Variant of Princesa.

Psalm m & f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Various
From the English word psalm which refers to a sacred song or poem, especially one of the hymns by David and others which were collected into the Old Testament Book of Psalms... [more]

Purita f Spanish, Filipino
Diminutive of Purificación.

Putli f Tausug
Variant of Putlih.

Putlih f Tausug
From Tausug putli' meaning "princess", ultimately from Sanskrit पुत्री (putrī).

Racman m Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao
Maranao and Maguindanao form of Rahman.

Ragde m & f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Edgar spelled backwards.

Rakim m Filipino, Maranao, Indonesian
Maranao and Indonesian form of Rahim.

Rasmia f Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao
From Arabic رَسْمِيَّة (rasmiyya) menaing "formal, ceremonial".

Rasmiah f Indonesian, Filipino, Maranao
Variant of Rasmia.

Rea f Croatian, English, German (Rare), Catalan (Rare), Galician, Italian, Spanish (Rare), Filipino, Hungarian, Estonian, Romansh, Albanian
Form of Rhea in several languages.

Rednaxela f Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), English (Rare)
Alexander spelled backwards.

Reichelle f Filipino, English (Rare)
Variant of Rachel.

Reinalyn f Filipino
Combination of Reina 1 and the popular suffix -lyn.

Renilda f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Philippines)
Portuguese and Spanish form of Reinhild.

Restituta f Late Roman, Italian, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino, Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Restitutus. This was the name of a 4th-century Christian martyr from Roman Africa.

Restituto m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Rare), Galician (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino
Italian, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Restitutus. Known bearers of this name include the Argentine soccer player Restituto Brito (born c. 1929) and Restituto del Valle (1865-1930), a Spanish poet and Augustinian cleric.

Revocato m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Archaic), Filipino (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Revocatus.

Reymar m & f Filipino, Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Rey-, from names beginning with this pattern, e.g. Reynaldo, and -mar, from names beginning in that pattern such as María or Maribel.

Reynalyn f Filipino
Variant of Reinalyn.

Rhia f English (Rare), Welsh (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Rhea, Ria, Rhiannon, or Rhian.

Rizaldy m Filipino
Variant of Rizal Day, the Philippine national holiday (held on December 30th) commemorating the life and works of national hero José Rizal.... [more]

Rizalina f Filipino
Feminine form of Rizalino.

Rizalino m Filipino
Diminutive of the surname Rizal, given in honour of the Filipino nationalist José Rizal (1861-1896).

Rizza f Filipino
Variant of Riza.

Robinhood m Filipino
Combination of Robin and Hood. Robin Hood was a legendary hero and archer of medieval England who stole from the rich to give to the poor.... [more]

Rocaya f Maranao
Maranao form of Ruqayya.

Rodelio m Spanish (Philippines)
A diminutive of names with the Germanic name element hroð "fame" such as Rodrigo.

Romalyn f Filipino
Probably a combination of Romaine or Romana with the popular English name suffix -lyn.

Rommel m Filipino, Brazilian, South American
Transferred from the German surname Rommel (notable bearers include the German field marshal Erwin Rommel and the city mayor of Stuttgart Manfred Rommel).... [more]

Rommela f Filipino
A feminine form of Rommel.

Rosabelle f English (Rare), French (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Rosabel.

Rosamie f English (Rare), Filipino, Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic), French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps a diminutive of Rosamund (compare Annemie, Rosemay), though it is claimed to be a combination of Rose with French amie "friend".

Rosauro m Filipino, Spanish (Rare)
Masculine form of Rosaura.

Rubilyn f Filipino
Variant of Rubylyn.

Rubylyn f Filipino
Combination of Ruby and the popular suffix -lyn.

Sadam m Arabic, Indonesian, Urdu, Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao
Arabic alternate transcription of Saddam as well as the Indonesian, Urdu, Maguindanao and Maranao form.

Sahaya f Filipino, Tausug
Means "ray of light, brightness" in Tausug.

Saidali m Tajik, Uzbek, Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao
Combination of Sa'id and Ali 1.

Saidamen m Filipino, Maranao
Variant of Saidamin.

Saidamin m Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao, Uzbek
Combination of Sa'id and Amin.

Sainoden m Maranao
Variant of Zainoden.

Saipoden m Filipino, Maranao
Maranao form of Saif al-Din.

Salahoden m Filipino, Maranao
Maranao form of Salah al-Din.

Sali m Albanian, Filipino, Tausug
Albanian and Tausug form of Salih. A notable bearer is Albanian president Sali Berisha (1944-).

Salipada m Maguindanao
Derived from Sanskrit श्रीपाद (śrī́pā́da) meaning "holy foot", from श्री (śrī́) "sacred, holy" and पाद (pā́da) "foot". A notable bearer was Salipada (or Saripada) Pendatun (1912-1985), a Filipino Muslim statesman and military officer.

Saludes f & m Spanish (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Plural form of Salud.

Sampaguita f Filipino
From Tagalog sampagita meaning "jasmine flower", which may have been derived from the Tagalog phrase sumpa kita meaning "I promise you" or from Spanish champaquita, a diminutive of champaca meaning "champak flower".

Samsoden m Filipino, Maranao
Maranao form of Shams al-Din.

Samsodin m Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao, Indonesian
Maranao, Maguindanao, and Indonesian form of Shams al-Din.

Saniata f Ilocano
Means "jewel, precious stone, gem" in Ilocano.

Sapia f Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao, Indonesian
Maguindanao, Maranao and Indonesian form of Safiyyah.

Saripa f Indonesian, Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao, Thai (Muslim)
Indonesian, Maranao, Maguindanao and Thai form of Sharifah.

Saripada m Maranao, Maguindanao
Variant of Salipada.

Serdna f Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Andrés spelled backwards.

Serviliana f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Serviliano.

Sinab f Filipino, Maranao
Maranao form of Zaynab.

Sinagtala ᜐᜒᜈᜄ᜔ᜆᜎ f Filipino, Tagalog
Means "starlight" from Tagalog sinag meaning "beam, ray" and tala "star".

Sitie f Indonesian, Malay, Maranao
Variant of Siti.

Sittie f Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao
Maranao and Maguindanao form of Sita.

Sittienor f Filipino, Maranao
Combination of Sittie and Nor 1.

Sixela f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Alexis spelled backwards.

Solaiman m Bengali, Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao
Bengali, Maranao, and Maguindanao form of Sulayman.

Solidad f Filipino
Filipino variant of Soledad.

Sonata f Lithuanian, English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From a musical term for a musical composition for one or a few instruments (piano frequently being one of them) in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo, derived from the feminine past participle of Italian verb sonare (modern suonare) meaning "to play (an instrument); to sound."

Soraida f Spanish (Latin American), Filipino
Variant of Zoraida.

Suraida f Filipino, Maguindanao, Tausug, Thai (Muslim)
Maguindanao, Tausug and Thai form of Zoraida.

Tadzmahal f Filipino, Tausug
From the name of the Taj Mahal, a mausoleum located in the Indian city of Agra. Its name comes from Persian تاج محل (taj mahal) meaning "crown of the palace".

Teodorica f Italian (Rare), Italian (Swiss, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Teodorico.

Thaddea f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare), German (Rare)
Feminine form of Thaddeus.

Theresse f Filipino
Variant of Therese.

Topacio f & m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Spanish form of Topaz.... [more]

Trinitas f English (African, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Original Latin form of Trinity.

Troadio m History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized), Spanish (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Spanish form of Troadius.

Urduja f Philippine Mythology, Pangasinan
Possibly derived from Sanskrit उदय (udaya) meaning "rising, coming forth" or ऊर्जा (ūrjā) meaning "vigour, strength, power". This was the name of a legendary 14th-century warrior princess from the fabled kingdom of Tawalisi (commonly believed to be located in modern Pangasinan).

Usop m Malay, Maguindanao, Maranao
Malay form Yusuf also used in the southern Philippines.

Vedasto m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), Filipino
Italian and Spanish form of Vedastus. The name is also in use in the Philippines, which is a remnant of the influence that Spain has had over the country, what with the country having been part of the Spanish Empire for several centuries.

Veneranda f Latvian, Italian, Spanish (Philippines), Galician, English (African), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Venerando. It belonged to a semi-legendary saint of the early Christian era, also known as Venera... [more]

Veronico m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Masculine form of Veronica.

Vianney m & f French, Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the surname of Jean-Marie Vianney (1786-1859), a French saint. His surname was allegedly derived from the given name Vivien 1 (see Vianney)... [more]

Vridget f Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Bridget.

Yusop m Filipino, Tausug, Malay, Thai (Muslim)
Tausug, Malay, and Thai form of Yosef (see Joseph).

Yusoph m Filipino, Maranao
Maranao form of Yosef (see Joseph).

Zacaria m Filipino, Maguindanao
Maguindanao form of Zakariyya.

Zahara f Indonesian, Filipino, Maguindanao
Variant of Zahra.

Zainoden m Filipino, Maranao
Maranao form of Zayn ad-Din.

Zainodin m Filipino, Maguindanao
Maguindanao form of Zayn ad-Din.

Zairo m Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian
Masculine form of Zaira as well as inspired by Zaire.

Zaldy m Filipino
Short form of Rizaldy, as borne and popularised by actor Zaldy Zshornack, born José Rizaldy Taduran Zshornack (1937-2002).

Zoella f English (Rare), Italian (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Zoellus.

Zymon m Filipino (Anglicized, Rare)
Variant of Simon 1 primarily used in the Philippines.

Zyrine f Filipino
Probably a variant of Cyrine.

Zyrus m Filipino
Probably a variant of Cyrus.