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  • [City name]: Sipalay
    [Province]: Negros Occidental
    [Name origin]: Suludnon for "there is rice"
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  • [City name]: Taguig
    [Province]: Metro Manila
    [Name origin]: Hispanicized form of the Tagalog word taga-giik meaning "rice thresher."
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  • [City name]: Mati
    [Province]: Davao Oriental
    [Name origin]: from maa-ti, a Mandaya word which means to "dry quickly," referring to the Mati Creek which dries up quickly even after a heavy rain.
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  • [City name]: Lapu-Lapu
    [Province]: Cebu
    [Name origin]: Lapu-Lapu, the ancient ruler of Mactan.
    (City names)

  • [City name]: Santiago
    [Province]: Isabela
    [Name origin]: Saint James the Apostle.
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  • [City name]: Kidapawan
    [Province]: Cotabato
    [Name origin]: from tida pawan, a Manobo phrase which means "highland spring".
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The larger cities of the Philippines are concentrated in the Metro Manila of Central Luzon, including the top three cities, Quezon City, Manila and Caloocan. For those of you who don’t know enough about Philippine history, you can’t guess why these etymological names came into being. Random tool recorded the names of 146 Philippine cities. Now let’s take a closer look at these naming rules.

It is not hard to see by the generator that some of these etymologies are named after saints or famous people, some with beautiful symbols and meanings, some with strong wishes and hopes, etc. . Many of these names are given in the main regional languages, including Tagalog (Philippines), Cebuano, Ilokano, Hiligaynon, Piccolano, Kapampangan and Pangasinonese, but most are spelled in Spanish.  

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