Origin of Filipino Names

[@octoberianatics4754]

First time ko nakarinig ng pure Tagalog Trivia, sobrang galing ng pagkakabigkas at talagang siniguro na walang pagkakamali. wow❤

[@rowca2141]

True .bsta c maam Kara tlga

[@brainrotmd]

Di po sya “pure” Tagalog. Maraming nagamit na Spanish at English.

[@truth4434]

Hi Ms. KARA, I'm from El NIDO . Share ko lang din. Ang El Nido ay isang Spanish Word na ang katumbas nito sa Ingles ay "The Nest". Dito mo kasi makikita ang napakaraming pugad ng Balinsasayaw, isang uri ng ibon na ang saliva nito ay sobrang mahal bilhin(ginagamit din itong sangkap sa paggawa ng mga de kalidad na gatas). Balinsasayaw Festival rin ang aming ipinagdiriwang tuwing Foundation Day. . Char. Share ko lang Ms Kara. ❤. Hehe

[@JPEspulgar]

Currently in El Nido ngayon hehe

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[@colourbox2580]

Have heard about this ❤

[@rafaelserapio5972]

Oh kaya pala may Palacio el Gobernador sa Manila ibig sabihin din nun The Governors' Palace same sa Estacion la Tren de Batangas ibig sabihin The Train Station of Batangas

[@silverblossom9119]

​@@myvadobo syempre limited lng po oras.malay nyo sa sunod kasama na po.

[@loidarevoltar3520]

Salamat Kara David! Napakagandang pakinggan ang purong Tagalog na walang halong English. Bihirang bihira ito sa Pilipino.

[@Morpheus.Animation]

Ms. Kara, wala ka pa ring kupas sa paglalahad ng mga bagong ideya. More videos pa po, ikaw po talaga ang isa sa mga favorite ko pong reporter simula pa po nung I-Witness at Reporter's Notebook

[@raekobeasyart2821]

My Province is Agusan del Norte, Agusan came from the word “Agas/Agasan” which means to flow or flows of water in the river. The river that I’m talking about is one of the longest river (3rd longest river) in the Ph the Agusan River. The said river flows from the northern part of Agusan to the southern part, thus naming our neighboring province Agusan del Sur.

[@neilsumanda1538]

Agus..

[@lukeallan6486]

Quality content kaya napapanood hanggang huli. Reminded me of my filipino teacher in high school.

[@KaraDavidChannel]

Salamat

[@shinsenshogun900]

Filipino etymology is an amazing topic to converse with, especially with how many instances of vulgar words can also be possibly named on a certain number of areas/buildings that are now garnering internet mentions as we experience by the hour

[@eduardof5980]

Sexmoan ", disapper now Sasmuan thanks to the iniatives of town people

[@jhohanahbediones8338]

This topic is very interesting. The family names rin ng mga Filipinos are interesting it reflects their family's background, culture, work, place of origin and others. One of the activity na pinapagawa in my class when I'm discussing the topic of Family. Next topic naman yun, hihi.

[@KaraDavidChannel]

Uy interesting!

[@MyawMyaw01]

Agreed! Pero yung iba ay funny sounding or ridiculous na mapapaisip tayo ano kaya pumasok sa utok ng ating mga ninuno at yun ang pinili nilang apilyido. Merong mga FB page at Reddit pages na kung saan pinagkakatuwaan ng mga tao ang kanilang mga apilyido. Yung apilyido ko naman ay 97% ng mga tao ang nagkakamali ng pronunciation kasi ang arrangement ng letters na ginanagamit ay hindi usual na pattern ng pinoy na apilyido o ang titik na ginamit ay wala sa pinoy alphabet. Sure naman ako na origin ng apilyido ko ay pinoy hindi chinese o spanish.

[@kurisugarcia1620]

This is a very nice content or point of study on your next video, Ms. Kara. It is interesting to know the origins of non-hispanic surnames we have here in the Philippines esp. those which are of Chinese origin like Lacson, Tuazon, Conjuangco and others.

[@garychavez5406]

Ito ang content na dapat pinapanuod sa mga paaralan. Salamat Mam Kara sa paglikha ng mga ganitong video.

[@KaraDavidChannel]

Salamat po

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Kahusay ni Miss Kara David mag lahad ng mga ganyang informative topics and in videos.

[@kaneikaika]

Wow! I just stumbled upon your video, and I learned so much. I'm a new fan. 🇵🇭🇵🇭 I was born in the Philippines, and my family migrated to the US when I was 13yrs old in the early 1970s. I will make back someday. I will be re-learn and refresh my Tagalog by watching your videos.

[@pusongilokano1365]

Ang aking pinakapaboritong pilipinong mamahayag Sana makita po kita ng personal.. God bless you always mam

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Ang galing po maam sana po mag-upload ka pa ng mas maraming educational videos about sa Philippines.

[@MaryAnnPayales]

Ang sarap talaga pag-aaralan ang kinagisnan nating kasaysayan.❤️ Salamat po sa panibagong aralin.

[@ryxz1426]

Hi Ms. Kara, I also wanted to share the meaning behind my hometown’s name Cotabato. Cotabato was named after a Cave, and that cave is said to be to the hide-out of all the soldiers here in Cotabato during the world war II, and it is also said that the Kutawato Cave served as the sanctuary for the natives here when the spaniards tried to invade and convert all of the natives to Catholicism hence its name Cotabato (Kutang Bato or Stone Fort)…

[@johnpatrickdoroy5249]

Nice, interesting topics I'm a Tagalog speaking person from Quezon city, more or less very true ang mga topic mo. Gusto ko ang paraan ng pagpapahayag mo ng mahusay na ipinaliwanag na ugat ng mga salita ng Tagalog na may mga prefix at suffix para pangalanan ang mga lugar sa Pilipinas.

[@benbautista3625]

Salamat maam kara david.. More vlogs pa please... para mas more informatives... im from cebu 🇵🇭 philippines... daghan salamat.. ..

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[@tardyfleetfoot]

I love this kind of topics, dito sa Binangonan it is said to be the "first town along the lake" hence the name. According to my lolo there was a lengend that the site was named because entities such as spirits and nymphs resides in this area. its strange rocky biome full of bamboo was bizarre to a lot of outside the community, and people speculate that the rocks here are alive kaya you'll often hear the word "batong buhay". My speculation is it was called that way because there was another legend here that rocks from the bottom of the lake "rose" to form a bridge constructed by some entity but discontinued connecting the mainland to the island hence the name binangonan.

[@KaraDavidChannel]

Wow! Salamat sa bagong kaalaman

[@raymartpamorca6957]

Thanks po ms Kara , ❤❤

[@tangduofumo8001]

about binangonan, there was a story about two lovers who died buried there. then suddenly a mountain grew above them. hence the name, BANGON = RISE, BinANGONan.

[@roicarl9594]

The Municipality of Infanta, Quezon was used to be called Binangonan Del Ampon. It was given by Spaniard priest maybe because Infanta is also surrounded by waters and rivers. 😅

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i am a new subscriber... just discovered your channel... every filipino should watch your videos... sobrang educational... and they are so much fun to watch... this is the type of content that could change our behaviour and mindset as a people, and helps us appreciate our culture and history more... more power miss Kara

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I'm a fan mo po...very educative po tapos palagi po ako nanonood ng i-witness...Kaya keep it up ma'am godbless😊

[@MegaMagata]

Nice, interesting topics I'm a Tagalog speaking person from Bataan, your topics are more or less quite true. I like the way you articulated the well explained root words of Tagalog with prefixes and suffixes to name the places in the Philippines. I'm not an expert Linguist but being a Tagalog speaking person I can relate and understand your well-presented topics in this You Tube channel.

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[@elcampesino5731]

Next Topic Mam Kara about naman sa mga Surnames ng mga pinoy parang interesting din dun saan mga nagbuhat ang galing pi ht video nyo

[@rodelpondare3326]

I love this, i mean to think Ms.Kara initiated it by way of this video while others also sharing a little bit of history sa kanilang mga respective na ciudad or lugar.

[@PerchyBeshy]

Hello po Ms. Kara, I just wanna share my Residential City of Talisay City, Cebu. It was named after the so-many plants of enormously mediocre tree which has the locally vernavular name of MAGTALISAY and that's the time when MAGTALISAY TREES are so ample in our place long before but sad to say, now we could only count how many of them...I hope Tree Planting Campaign promotes MAGTALISAY TREE not until in our place only but to be united in caring for our Planet Earth to spreading this magnificent tree to entire nation and across every country of the whole world...THANKS MA'AM KARA 😊

[@warrenvillamil658]

Very educational thanks Ma'am Karen your the only journalist not enslaved by mainstream media

[@rixmax6121]

Very interesting and informative. Don ako sa cebu natakot. 😅😅😅

[@thrivemindpilipinas]

Good content Tita Kara. Showing this to my kids

[@philsenyu]

I'm from Cebu and I read a book (I forgot what's it's called) about the origin of how the city of Parañaque was named. It was about a Kastila who rode a Kalesa. When he wanted to be dropped off, he told the Filipino Kalesa driver "Para que". He keeps saying "Para que" but the driver don't understand him. This is how that certain Kastila come up with the name of Parañaque City because of his experience with that driver

[@sefmangampo]

I've heard a similar version. They say it was supposed to be "para aqui" which literally translates to "stop here" but he wasn't heard well so a third person reiterated "para aniya aqui" which can be translated to "stop here, he said"

[@philsenyu]

@@sefmangampo "Para aqui" is the right word, I just forgot the spelling. Thanks anyway

[@rodenreyes6320]

Some old people call Paranaque Palanyag...maybe that's the name in olden times.Maybe Spanish wrote it "palanague" and later evolved into "paranaque".

[@sharmainee.3845]

He just meant ,"stop here."

[@jerrytang3146]

@@rodenreyes6320 Palanyag sounds credulous to me. Spanish stop is ALTO. Para is Pinoyspeak. I don't think para aqui is authentic. It's so sad that most people have lost track of their origins. And they don't even care about it.

[@ramonflores204]

Hi Kara, I love your show, very informartive. During my guiding days, I tell this story that the Tagalog is derived from the people who live near the river, (Pasig) taga ilog, Tagalog. Our early settlers started in May Nilad (the flower you mentioned) and spread to areas along the Pasig River to Laguna (lake).

[@penumbra6874]

Very interesting maam Kara. According to some claims even the Malacanang palace was named because that is the very place where a Lakan resided. "May Lakan Diyan"

[@averelchannel2178]

Maraming salamat po sa video na to, napaka daming kaalaman sa video na to, malinaw ang pagkaka explain at interesting ang topic tapos napaka ganda talaga pakinggan pagnagsasalita si Ma'am Kara talagang magiging interesado ka at makikinig ka pag siya ang nagpaliwanag, gantong video dapat pinapanood ng mga kabataan ngayon.

[@frankdizon]

stumbled upon your channel. me and my wife love you as one of the best journalists out there. keep doing what you're doing. all the best!

[@jpmanila1453]

Grabe kung ganito prof mo di mo na need magtanong kasi well explained lahat

[@raymonileto7488]

Ang pangalan po ng Probinsya ng Aklan (Minoro it Akean) ay galing po sa salitang akeanon (Aklanon) na "Akae-akae" na ibing sabihin ay "Bula' na makikita sa Suba it Akean (Aklan River).

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Ang dami Kong natututunan sa iyo idol Kara ! Thank you , ikaw man ingat ka at di ka natatakot sa panganib ! Sobra Ang tapang mo sa katawan !

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Bukod pa sa vlog ni ms. Kara, nakatutuwa din magbasa ng comments. Nadadagdagan pa lalo ang kaalaman ko sa ibat-ibang lugar sa pinas. Para na din ako nagaral ulit.

[@lindalarracas606]

Ang bulaklak ay nilad at hindi nila. Ang Maynila ay dating Maynilad. Kaya nga ang Isa sa tagapangasiwa ng tagahatid ng tubig ay Maynilad at ang lagusan sa harap ng City Hall ay tinawag na Lagusnilad. Salamat sa video mo Kara. Isa kang karangalan ng bawat Filipino. Sanay wag kang magsasawa

[@ronmoreno4318]

Very informative.Good job mam kara

[@bolonjits5899]

Nakakatuwa Ms Kara. Very informative. Nkakataba ng utak 😄. Add ko lang po, ang bigkas sa Majayjay ay May-hay.

[@noel9l6]

Salamat Ms Kara napakaimformative naman ng topic mo 😊

[@Brown-06]

Thank u ms. Kara,,, very informative lagi ang inyong mga vlog... ❤

[@irenepasamonte586]

Hi ms kara, thank you for new learnings. Ang galing galing niyo po mag explain sa bawat paksa. Idol po kita i always watch your vlog dahil madami natututunan..more vlogs pa po

[@ZhaiAgustinFAJARDO]

Please more of this vid Ms. Karaaaa very informative

[@ErroldelaFuente]

Bacoor was named after the word "bakod". Nung dumating ang mga Kastila sa Bacoor, may nakita silang mga katutubo na naglalagay ng bakod. Tinanong nila kung anong pangalan ng lugar, at dahil hindi sila naiintindihan ng mga katutubo, inakala nila na ang tinatanong ay kung ano ang ginagawa nila. Kaya "bakod" ang sagot nila. Then they named the town Bakood, which became Bacoor. We still celebrate Bakood Festival nowadays. Also, some of the brgys here in Bacoor are named after the trees/food that were abundant here like Mabolo, Talaba, Niog, Sineguelasan.

[@Lesspassivelife]

i've learned so much from this! Salamat, Kara!

[@thefilipinewyorker]

Part 2 and 3 please. Amazing job! Greetings from NYC. 😊

[@redenthorlagman9665]

Thanks for informing us with the origin of the provinces it adds now to my learning about places in the philippines now i know different names of them thanks maam kara you're such a good journalist

[@dyethmix9780]

grabe super nice ng kwento/trivia at pagkakawento. mahusay po!

[@chrisjohnkeith2107]

salamat sa mga bagong kaalaman ma'am Kara

[@realemperorkuzco]

Zamboanga is speculated to have been named after plants as well, derived from the Malay word, "jambangan" or "place of flowers."

[@johnmcguillercalma2260]

interesting

[@jember2001]

You got it right bro.

[@MSC07-v7d]

Hi mam Kara, all the best to your KZbin channel.

[@jannpaull]

Gustong gusto ko po talaga maging History Teacher kaya sobrang nagustohan ko po ung mga content na ganito daming matututonan I'm forever a Fan of yours Maam Kara the best documentaries for me ❤️❤️❤️

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Ganda po ng mga content nyo ms kara...hinahangaan ka naming mag asawa

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My favorite journalist ever ❤ lalo pag nag do documentario

[@Prince-zk1ze]

Nieh ge heart ni ma'am kara ang comment ko❤️ thank you ma'am we will always support you best Journalist ever 🙂

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Very informative and helpful. More content like this po.

[@velky_reeds]

Laguna is the most on-the-nose water-named province, being named "province of the bay" or "lake of bay" since it surrounds the Laguna de Bay. Laguna itself means "lagoon"

[@tenchimasaki7319]

Then there's a Los Baños in Laguna! 😹

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ang yaman ng pananaliksik na documentaryong ito. Isang bagay na dapat malaman ng higit na nakararamisa atin

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Nakakatuwa po at may kasamang kaalaman ang iyong itinuro sa amin Mam Kara.

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Ayos buti you thought of this Ms. Kara. Mas marami makaka-appreciate nito dahil in Filipino. 👍 👍 👍

[@aprilczareen5706]

Ang ganda po ng content na ito. Sana po may part 2 😊

[@timdella92]

My hometown Digos City in Davao del Sur comes from the Bagobo word padigos which means to “take a bath.” In the mid 1800s when the Spaniards were exploring the Davao Gulf, some explorer asked a native of what they call the place, the native thought that he was asking him where he is going and he answered “padigus.”

[@kendoman5882]

Lol We call bath as digos here in ilocos as well 😅

[@anamaganda9352]

Very similar story to the origin of the name of the country Canada, when the the two French explorer ask the native people what they call their place pointing at their village the natives thought they were asking how do you say the word village in your language and they replied "Kanata"(meaning village or community) so they called the place Kanata which eventually became CANADA

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Subscribed! Very helpful at informative po.mga topics nyo. Godbless❤

[@fettuccine559]

There is a Municipality of Ilog in Negros Occidental, the first Capital City before Bacolod City. The name derived from, of course, a tagalog word ilog or river in english, because it is surrounded by a long river. Thank you for a quality content Ms Kara... will surely share it to my friends ❤

[@KaraDavidChannel]

Salamat sa info

[@fettuccine559]

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[@mountainrock7682]

It is not merely a Tagalog word. The word "ilog" is found in many languages in the Philippines which means "river", "channel", "canal", etc. And YES "ilog" was in Old Hiligaynon and Old Cebuano. There are multiple dictionaries written in as early as the 1600s that can verify that.

[@fettuccine559]

@mountainrock ilog in hiligaynon is suba... that's what i know... thanks for sharing

[@reneabrea4123]

​@@mountainrock7682 wrong, suba is the correct word even on old hiligaynon or cebuano? What cebuano? There is no such word cebuano before. Please refresh yourself.

[@danielperez721]

Gandang mag kwento ni maam kara dabest❤crush ko to eh.😅

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Hi miss kara idol po kta super galing nio po mqg document tagos s puso po sobrang nkaka inspire po kau iloveyou po mahal po kta mwahhhhh😘❤️

[@kenethcarreon1814]

Iyong lugar po namin ay sa anyong lupa po ipinangalan. Ang Montalban, Rizal ay hango sa salitang Monte Alba na ang ibig sabihin sa espanyol ay "Bundok ng Bukang-Liwayway" at "Makinang na Puting Bundok" naman sa wikang latin. Pero ngayon po, ang pangalan na ng lugar namin ay Rodriguez, Rizal na alinsunod naman sa pangalan ng longest-serving Senate President natin na si Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez, Sr. :)

[@KaraDavidChannel]

Salamat sa bagong kaalaman

[@thwb4661]

Montalban is a more meaningful name because it's tied with the geographical feature native to the place, kesa sa pangalan na hango sa mga politiko.

[@AJSerenitynNamJoonnieKen0912]

Eto gusto ko mga history ng ibat ibang lugar especially history ng philippines at greece at saka mga myth or Legend ng ibat ibang lugar ❤❤❤ 😊😊

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[@CosmicZ0122]

Wow interesting topic: miss Kara I'm from capiz also..May kasimanwa

[@nungaraw]

Salamat ma’am kara! Dagdag kaalaman po ito dito sa aking content. Dahil mahilig po ako sa mga kwento ng pinagmulan ng mga lugar😊

[@cvbalido]

Welcome back after 8 months mam Kara!

[@jessieglennsuminguit4359]

Mam Meron din kami story sa among lungsod..sa province Ng zmbo..Norte...La Libertad...ay pinangaln sa English ay Land of Liberty...

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God bless you Ms. Kara David , I miss you on the screen , it’s a long time now

[@LeoRodrei]

Very educational po Ma'am Kara 🙌🏻

[@milbertbechayda3722]

Wow ms. Kara your mom was from Capiz. Proud capiznon here!

[@chitofernandez4016]

Kara I enjoyed your video. I like history! And I speak Spanish. I grew up with two cultures. My Father has Spanish parents. My mother, Batangueña mother and Ilocano Father. So i spesk spanish turn and i speak Filipino

[@Al-BinmarSAndas]

Hi Ms. Kara, I'm from Tawi-Tawi. Tama po kayo. Maraming salamat for sharing the knowledge to the exonyms. ❤️❤️❤️

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I love this video. It’s highly informative and educational.

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Hi Ms. Kara! I'm a fan =D You're so diligent.

[@lancefortaleza3665]

Sagay City, Negros Occidental: derived from Sigay( A type of Sea shell abundant in its shore)

[@Shellylux]

Love Kara . She's such a very well spoken lady.

[@KaraDavidChannel]

Thank you

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I agree.

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I loved this video! More informational videos like this pls 🙏😊❤

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oy, me vlog pala si ms. kara? puro documentaries niya lang ang pinapanood ko! Congrats, ms. kara!

[@JecOphirZZ]

Kudos to Ms. Kara very informative & educational vid.! Next naman po sana matalakay nyo ang sinaunang name ng ating bansang Pilipinas. In our research po "OPHIR" ang sinaunang name ng Pinas kasama ng ibang bansa (from bible "lumang tipan"). Ophir po ang name ng lahi or angkan na pinanggalingan Nag base sila sa description ng lugar "silangan at sagana sa yamang tubig at yamang lupa lalong lalo na sa ginto". 😊 Kaya name ng anak ko is Ophir 😊😊😊

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gwapaha jud ani ni kara david..ako idol;/// ug si bernadeth imbrado pud:) may god bless you always,.,.no ends

[@manwithmountain]

30 secs in and you can tell it's going to be good.

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❤❤❤

[@rexiren39]

So many words that similar to Indonesian like bukit,asin, lumut,batang etc.Thats interesting, I'm gonna learn Tagalog next time

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I miss your KZbin...thank you ma'am Kara...❤❤❤

[@gaufrid1956]

Maraming salamat po Kara! Taga Australyano ako, ngunit asawa kong Higaonon na, taga Bukidnon. Ang tribu Higaonon "Ang Mga Tao ng Buhing na Bundok" na. Nakatira kami sa Cagayan de Oro. Sa Bisaya "Kagay" ay tulad ng "Kayumangging niyog" sa Tagalog.

[@metdbuilder9501]

Nice to know that

[@neilsumanda1538]

CAGAYAN is pronounced KAGAY-AN.. which probably came from KAGAYHAAN..something to be ashamed of.. ILIGAN ay galing daw sa ILIHAN..yung fortification.. HIGAONON.. ay parang galing sa GAON na meaning 'umalpas/umalis sa tubig o tabing dagat.'

[@gaufrid1956]

@@neilsumanda1538 Tama na! I have heard the story of the datu on one side of the Cagayan de Oro River who was at war with the tribe on the other side, and he was ashamed when his son fell in love with the daughter of the opposing datu, married her, and ended the war. The warriors of the ashamed datu were angry and went up to the area that nowadays is Lumbia and Baungon. I have lived in Lumbia, and my wife was born in Baungon. Yes, I know how to pronounce "Kagay-an", and I love the city! "Higa" in Binukid means "mountain", so you could also read "Higaonon" as meaning "the people who left the water/sea for the mountain". What is interesting is that because my wife lives in Cagayan de Oro, and not in Bukidnon, she is known as "Badjao Higaonon". She is not ethnically Badjao, but the term here refers to the fact that she lives on the coast and not in the mountains! It's interesting that there are often many possible reasons for a place name. The one you mentioned for Kagay-an is the most romantic of them. I have also seen a translation of "Cagayan" as simply meaning a river valley. Of course, there is Cagayan in the north of Luzon. When you think about it, there are so many languages in the Philippines that many interpretations are possible.

[@MapIeRice]

So much to learn. thanks miss kara!

[@PandaigdigangBetchay9993]

Sana po magkaroon ng part 2... Ang mga pangalan ng mga lugar ngayon sa kasalukuyang panahon ay May lumang pangalan o katawagan...

[@gillybertviernes2599]

Hi Ms. Kara, I like this topic, and also all your documentaries sa GMA7. Kaso lang may na-miss ka yata, lalo't tungkol sa pinagmulan ng mga pangalan ng mga lugar sa Pilipinas. Alam mo ba na ang Cagayan Valley at Cagayan de Oro ay nagsimula sa salitang "cagayan" na ang ibig sabihin ay ilog o River? Cagayan River ang pinakamahabang ilog sa buong Pilinas kaya tinawag itong Cagayan Valley ( River Valley) at ang Cagayan de Oro naman ay "River of Gold". And also Laguna came from the word "laguna" which means? (you guessed it right) "lagoon". I was born in Cagayan Valley, grew up in Laguna, and my lady is from Cagayan de Oro. 😊😊😊

[@kudlit2347]

I'm from the North. I would like to make two minor corrections. (1) Pangasinan is from the pangasinense term "panag-asinan", where the prefix is "panag-" not "pang-". You need to understand the prefix "panag-" which is not present in Tagalog. You may have encountered the "panag-" in the Baguio festival "panagbenga" which means pamumulaklak from the Kankanaey root word "benga" meaning flower (compare with Malay bunga also meaning flower). Similarly "panag-asin" means "pangangasin" or the making of salt, so the place is "Panag-asinan" where saltmaking is done. (2) The Ibaloy term for moss is "bag-iw" with a dash not "bagiw", but that's understandable. It is not entirely accurate to say "maraming naniniwala na ang Baguio ay galing sa Bagiw", kasi it is not just a belief, for in fact, in the Ibaloy language, they actually still call the place "Bag-iw" up to today. A person from Baguio is called an ibag-iw in Ibaloy. Here is the interesting thing: In Spanish orthography, if you spell "bag-iw", it becomes "baguio" (pronounced /bagiw/) because they have no "w" and commonly use an "o" instead, but since "baguio" can be pronounced as either "bagiw" or "bagiyo", it has been mispronounced over the decades and almost all lowlanders now pronounce it /ba-gi-yo/ instead of /bag-iw/. I am currently living in Baguio but my father is from Pangasinan.

[@KaraDavidChannel]

Thank you so much for the corrections. I really appreciate it