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The Filipino given name Dranreb was invented by reversing the spelling of the English name Bernard, and someone calling himself Nosrac bears the legal name Carson. Joseph Ejército Estrada , the 13th president of the Philippines , began as a movie actor and received his nickname Erap as an adult; it comes from Pare spelled backwards (from ...
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The present name of the Philippines was bestowed by the Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos [1] [2] or one of his captains Bernardo de la Torre [3] [4] in 1543, during an expedition intended to establish greater Spanish control at the western end of the division of the world established between Spain and Portugal by the treaties of Tordesillas and Zaragoza.
"All but three of the names — Nathaniel, Angelo and Kyle — fall within the U.S.’s top 100 most popular name list," Humphrey told TODAY Parents. 10 most popular Filipino girl names with ...
There's even an "X" ancient baby name: Xerxes. There are a few exceptions: Among ancient baby boy names, Sebastian is ranked number 13 on the list of most popular baby boy names. Alexander (number ...
In Filipino martial arts, it is equivalent to the black belt rank. [30] Beauty contests in the Philippines have taken to referring to the winner as lakambini, the female equivalent of lakan. In such cases, the contestant's assigned escort can be referred to as a lakan. More often, a male pageant winner is named a Lakan. [31]
Filipino feminine given names (31 P) Filipino masculine given names (10 P) Pages in category "Filipino given names" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of ...
Filipino given names (2 C, 4 P) S. Surnames of Philippine origin (6 C, 13 P) Pages in category "Filipino names" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 ...