Tagalog Submitted Names

Adarna f Filipino, Tagalog
From the name of a magical bird in Filipino folklore.

Adhika f Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Derived from Tagalog and Cebuano adhika meaning "zeal, ambition, honorable objective".

Aga f & m Filipino, Tagalog
Means "earliness" in Tagalog.

Alamon m Tagalog, Cebuano, Filipino
From the Tagalog word alam (ultimately from Arabic عَالَم‎ ālam) meaning "knowledge, learning, wisdom, understanding".

Aldong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Reinaldo/Reynaldo.

Amatista f Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)
Tagalog form of Amethyst

Andeng f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Andrea 2.

Andoy m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Andrés.

Angeling f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Angel, Angela, Angelina and similar names.

Angge f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Angel, Angela, Angelina and similar names.

Arana f Tagalog
Means "fresh, new, summer, vegetables, greens, moon" in Tagalog. Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Alana and Alanna.

Araw m & f Tagalog
Means "sun" in Tagalog.

Asiong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Nicasio, Protasio, and other names ending in -asio. A bearer of this name is Asiong Salonga, an infamous Filipino gangster.

Asyong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Ignacio, Nicasio and similar names.

Atang f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Honorata, Fortunata, and other names ending in -ata. A bearer of this name is Honorata "Atang" de la Rama, a singer and bodabil performer.

Atang f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Renata.

Atong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Renato, Fortunato, and other names ending in -ato.

Auring f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Aurora.

Bagwis ᜊᜄ᜔ᜏᜒᜐ᜔ m Filipino, Tagalog
Means "soft wing feather (of a bird)" in Tagalog.

Bahala f Tagalog

Banang f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Silvana, Urbana, and other similar names.

Bebang f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Eva, Genoveva, and other names with a similar sound.

Bebing f Filipino, Tagalog
Originally a diminutive derived from bebe, a Filipino colloquialism for baby (little child).

Bening f & m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Benita, Benito, Bienvenido, Benigna, and other names with a similar sound.

Benjia m Tagalog

Betong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Alberto, Roberto and similar names.

Bibing f Filipino, Tagalog
Likely a diminutive of Viviana, Bibiana, Vivencia, and other names with a similar sound... [more]

Bighani f Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog bighani meaning "allurement, fascination, charming".

Biring f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Virginia.

Biyaya f Tagalog, Filipino
From Tagalog biyaya meaning "grace".

Boning m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Bonifacio.

Buboy m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Rubén/Reuben.

Buhawi m Tagalog (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From Tagalog buhawi meaning "cyclone, whirlwind, tornado"

Bulaklak ᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔ᜎᜃ᜔ f Filipino, Tagalog
Means "flower" in Tagalog.

Busilak ᜊᜓᜐᜒᜎᜃ᜔ f & m Filipino, Tagalog
Means "immaculate, clean" in Tagalog.

Butchoy m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Butch.

Buwan f & m Tagalog
Means "moon" in Tagalog. It is not often used as a given name.

Camero m & f Tagalog
Will never be yours

Carding m Filipino, Tagalog
Common diminutive of Ricardo.

Cardo m Filipino, Tagalog, Spanish (Rare)
Short form of Ricardo.

Carmeling f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Carmelita, Carmela, Carmen, and other related names.

Celing f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Celia, Celeste, Marcela and names that start with or contain cel.

Cheche f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Cheryl.

Chichay f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Francisca.

Chuchay f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Jesusa.

Conching f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Concepcion.

Consing f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Concepcion, Consuelo, Constancia, and other names beginning with a similar sound.

Cora f Filipino, Tagalog
Short form of Corazon.

Cording f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Concordia.

Cresing f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Cresencia, Crestina, Crestita, and other names starting with Cres-.

Crising f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Cristina, Crisanta and similar names.

Dadong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Diosdado.

Daling f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Dalia 1.

Deling f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Delia 1, Adela, Adelina and similar names.

Didang f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Cándida.

Dioning m & f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Dionisio or Dionisia.

Diosing m & f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Diosdado, Diosdada, Gaudioso, or Gaudiosa.

Diwa ᜇᜒᜏ f & m Filipino, Tagalog
Means "spirit, soul, essence" in Tagalog.

Diyosa ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐ f Filipino, Tagalog
Means "goddess" in Tagalog.

Domeng m Filipino, Tagalog
Variant of Doming.

Doming m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Domingo.

Dondon m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Donald, Donato and similar names.

Dwarding m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Eduardo/Edward.

Eeya f Tagalog

Egay m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Edgar.

Einna f Tagalog (Rare)

Eliong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Aurelio, Rogelio, Basilio, and any other name ending in -elio or -ilio.

Emang m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Emanuel/Emmanuel.

Emong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Guillermo.

Enchong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Florencio, Gaudencio, Lorenzo and similar names.

Enteng m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Vicente/Vincent.

Erning m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Ernesto.

Estring f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Estrella or Estrellita.

Euly m Tagalog (Latinized, Modern)

Feling f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Felisa, Felicia, Felicidad and similar names.

Fely f Filipino, Tagalog, Spanish (Rare), American (Hispanic)
Diminutive of Felisa, Felicia, Felicidad and similar names.

Goryo m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Gregorio.

Goyong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Gregorio.

Gumamela f Filipino, Cebuano, Tagalog
From Tagalog, Cebuano and Bikol gumamela for the name of the Chinese hibiscus flower and other flowers in the Hibiscus genus.

Gundang f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Segunda.

Harana f Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare), Cebuano (Rare)
Means "serenade", borrowed from Spanish "jarana" meaning 'merry-making.'

Hari m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
From Tagalog and Cebuano hari meaning "king".

Himig m & f Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)
Means "tune, melody, tone" in Tagalog.

Hiraya ᜑᜒᜇᜌ f Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)
Means "imagination, vision" in Tagalog.

Hiwaga ᜑᜒᜏᜄ f & m Filipino, Tagalog
Means "mystery" in Tagalog.

Hiyas ᜑᜒᜌᜐ᜔ f Filipino, Tagalog
Means "gem, jewel" in Tagalog.

Ibyang f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Olivia.

Iliang f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Cecilia.

Inggo m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Domingo.

Irana f Tagalog

Isang f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Isabel or Isabela.

Isay f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Isabel, Luisa, Melissa and other names that start with or contain isa.

Ising f & m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Isabela, Isidro, and other names starting with Is-.

Jaico m Tagalog (?), Filipino (Rare)

Jaja f Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Lydia, Janet, Jasmine and other names that start with Ja.

Japoy m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Javier.

Jenjen f Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Jennifer, Jeanette and similar names.

Jepoy m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Jeffrey.

Josing m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Jose.

Juling f & m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Julia, Juliet and Julio.

Kalikasan m & f Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)
Means "nature, natural world" in Tagalog.

Kalinaw f Tagalog
Means "serenity" in Tagalog.

Kaloy m Filipino, Tagalog
Variant of Caloy.

Kanor m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Short form of Nicanor.

Kanoy m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Alejandro.

Karding m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Ricardo.

Karidad f Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog karidad, from the Spanish word (and name) Caridad meaning "charity".

Kastor m Russian, Turkish, Tagalog
Russian, Turkish, and Tagalog form of Castor. In Turkish and Tagalog, this is also the ordinary vocabulary word for "beaver".

Katyo m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Oscar/Óscar.

Kinang f Tagalog
Means "shine, glitter" in Tagalog.

Kintab f Tagalog
Means "shine" in Tagalog.

Klaring f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Clara.

Laarnie f Filipino, Tagalog
Variant of Laarni.

Laiding f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Adelaida.

Lakambini ᜎᜃᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜈᜒ f Filipino, Tagalog
Means "muse, princess" in Tagalog. It was historically used as a title for the wife of a lakan (a precolonial ruler).

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.

Lando m Spanish, Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Rolando/Orlando.

Laya f Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
From Tagalog and Cebuano laya meaning "free, freedom".

Leoning f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Leonila, Leonida, Leonora, and other names beginning with leon-.

Letlet f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Leticia.

Liling f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Lilia, Liliana, Liliosa, and other names containing lil... [more]

Liwanag ᜎᜒᜏᜈᜄ᜔ f Filipino, Tagalog
Means "light, illumination, radiance" in Tagalog.

Liwayway ᜎᜒᜏᜌ᜔ᜏᜌ᜔ f Filipino, Tagalog
Means "dawn, daybreak" in Tagalog.

Loleng f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Dolores.

Lolong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Manuel.

Lualhati ᜎᜓᜏᜎ᜔ᜑᜆᜒ f Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog luwalhati meaning "glory, splendour".

Lucing f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Lucia, Lucena, Luz and other names with a similar sound.

Lucring f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Lucrecia.

Lumaya f Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)
From Tagalog lumaya meaning "be free, become independent".

Lumi f Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog lumi meaning "gentleness and softness of manners".

Lunti m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
From Tagalog and Cebuano lunti meaning "green, verdant".

Luntian m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
From Tagalog and Cebuano luntian meaning "green, verdant"

Luping f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Guadalupe.

Lusing f Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Lucy/Lucía.

Luwalhati ᜎᜓᜏᜎ᜔ᜑᜆᜒ f Filipino, Tagalog
Variant of Lualhati.

Maan f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Mary Ann.

Maaya f Tagalog, Filipino, Cebuano
Derived from the Tagalog and Cebuano word maaya meaning "cheerful".

Mabini m Filipino, Tagalog
Transferred use of the surname, which means "modest" in Bikol and Tagalog, from the roots "ma-" indicating a quality and "bini" meaning modesty.

Magiting ᜋᜄᜒᜆᜒᜅ᜔ m Filipino, Tagalog
Means "brave, heroic" in Tagalog.

Magtanggol m Filipino, Tagalog
Means "to defend" in Tagalog.

Mahalia f Filipino, Tagalog
Possibly a variant of Mahala, or from Tagalog "mahál", meaning 'loved one.'

Mahinhin f Tagalog, Cebuano, Filipino
Derived from the Tagalog and Cebuano word mahinhin meaning "ladylike, modest, demure, gentle, soft, chaste, refined".

Makiling ᜋᜃᜒᜎᜒᜅ᜔ f & m Philippine Mythology, Tagalog
Means "uneven, crooked, bent" in Tagalog. In Tagalog mythology, Maria Makiling is a spirit who is said to protect Mount Makiling, a volcano in the Philippines.

Makisig ᜋᜃᜒᜐᜒᜄ᜔ m Filipino, Tagalog
Means "elegant, gallant" in Tagalog.

Malaki m Filipino, Tagalog
Means "big; great; handsome" in Tagalog.

Malambing f & m Tagalog, Cebuano, Filipino
Derived from Tagalog and Cebuano malambing meaning "tender, melodious, musical, songful".

Malaya ᜋᜎᜌ f Filipino, Tagalog
Means "free, independent" in Tagalog.

Mameng f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Carmen.

Manalo m Tagalog
Transferred use of the surname Manalo.

Manaloto m Tagalog
Variant of Manalo.

Mando m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano, Spanish (Rare)
Short form of Armando.

Maning m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Manuel.

Maningning f Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)
Means "brilliant, bright, sparkling" in Tagalog.

Marcing m & f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Marcelo, Marcela, and other names starting with Marc-.

Marianing m & f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Mariano or Mariana.

Maring f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Maria.

Matikas m Tagalog, Cebuano, Filipino
Derived from Tagalog and Cebuano matikas meaning "elegant, graceful".

Maymay f Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Mary and May.

Menching f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Carmen.

Menggay f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Dominga/Dominique and Carmen.

Mikay f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Micaela/Mikaela.

Miling f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Camila, Ludmila and Milagros.

Moises m Tagalog
Tagalog form of Moses via its Spanish form Moisés.

Monching m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Ramon via Moncho.

Mutya ᜋᜓᜆ᜔ᜌ f Filipino, Tagalog
Means "amulet, charm, pearl" in Tagalog.

Nadeane f Tagalog
Variant of Nadine influenced by Deanna.

Nahalina f Tagalog, Filipino
This means "To be charmed, to be fascinated" in Tagalog. Related to Mahalina.

Nanding m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Ferdinand, Fernando, or Sisenando.

Naning f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Encarnación.

Nene f Filipino, Tagalog
Means "little girl" in Tagalog.

Neneng f Filipino, Tagalog
From Tgalog nene meaning "younger sister, little girl".

Nening f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Nenita or Nena 4.

Netoy m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Ernesto and Néstor.

Nicoy m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Nicolás.

Nikoy m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Variant of Nicoy.

Nimuel m Filipino, Tagalog
Probably a variant of Nemuel.

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

Nonong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Manuel.

Norming f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Norma.

Ompong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Rodolfo.

Osang f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Milagrosa.

Pabling m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Pablo.

Paeng m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Rafael.

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

Pasing f & m Filipino, Tagalog
Likely a diminutive of Pascuala or Pascual.

Patring f Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Patricia.

Pedring m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Pedro.

Pekto m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Perfecto.

Pepay f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Josefa.

Pepeng m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Felipe.

Peping m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Variant of Pepeng.

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

Pikoy m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Federico.

Piling f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Pilar and other names containing pil.

Pinang f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Josefina.

Pining f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Josefina, Rufina, Agripina, and other names with a similar sound

Pipay f Filipino, Tagalog
Variant of Pepay.

Pipoy m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Peter and Paul.

Pitoy m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Agapito.

Poleng f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Paula and its forms.

Ponching m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Alfonso.

Pruding m & f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Prudencio or Prudencia.

Pula f & m Filipino, Cebuano, Tagalog
Means "red" in Cebuano and Tagalog.

Puring f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Sinforosa.

Reming f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Remedios.

Reyna f Filipino, Tagalog
Derives from Tagalog reyna meaning "queen", which itself derives from the Spanish word (and name) Reina meaning queen.

Rosing f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Rosa 1, Generosa, Milagros, and other names containing or ending in ros.

Rufing m & f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Rufino or Rufina.

Ruping m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Roberto.

Sarighani f Filipino, Tagalog
A contraction of the Tagalog phrase 'sariwang bighani' meaning "fresh charm" or "youthful charm".

Sebyong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Eusebio.

Sendong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Rosendo.

Sigla f Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog sigla meaning "lively, vitality, energy".

Sinag f Filipino, Tagalog
Means "ray of light" in Tagalog.

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

Sinang f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Eufrosina.

Sinta f Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog sinta meaning "dear, darling, love, beloved".

Sisang f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Narcisa.

Sitrina f Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)
From Tagalog sitrina meaning "citrine", a type of quartz crystal.

Soling f Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Soledad.

Susang f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Jesusa and Susana.

Susing f Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Variant of Susang.

Tagumpay m Filipino (Rare), Tagalog
It means "victory, triumph" in Tagalog.

Talya f Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Natalia.

Tanyag m Tagalog
Means "renowned" in Tagalog.

Tasyo m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Anastasio.

Teban m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano, Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Diminutive of Esteban.

Tepoy m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Stephen.

Tikoy m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Alberto.

Tinong m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Florentino, Faustino, Celestino and other names ending in tino.

Tiyaga f Tagalog, Cebuano, Filipino
Means "perseverance" in Tagalog and Cebuano.

Tolome m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Bartolomé.

Tonton m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Antonio.

Tonying m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Antonio.

Tonyo m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Antonio.

Toper m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Christopher.

Trining f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Trinidad.

Tyano m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Graciano, Luciano, Sebastián and similar names.

Ulan m & f Tagalog
Means "rain" in Tagalog.

Una f Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
From Tagalog and Cebuano una meaning "first, foremost, original"

Undang f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Segunda.

Vangie f English (American), Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Evangeline.

Viring f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Virginia, Veronica, and other names containing vir or ver.

Walding m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Oswaldo.

Welpring m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Wilfredo.

Wenna f Tagalog
Short form of Rowenna.

Yoling f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Yolanda.

Yoyong m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Mateo.

Yoyoy m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Mateo.

Yumi f Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog yumi meaning "modesty, gentleness of manner, soft, tender, delicate, humble, refined."

Zening f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Zenaida.

Zeny f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Zenaida.

Zosing m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Zósimo.