List of Metro Manila placename etymologies

This is a list of sources of the place names in the Philippine capital region of Metro Manila.

Place names

Place NameLocationSource
AlabangMuntinlupaContraction of "Alambangbang" or "Alibangbang," a type of orchid tree.[1]
AliciaQuezon CityAlicia Syquía Quirino, wife of Philippine president Elpidio Quirino.[2]
Arkong BatoValenzuelaFilipino for "stone arch" referring to the structure along the border of the then-municipalities of Polo and Malabon built by the American colonial government in 1910 that served as the boundary between the provinces of Rizal and Bulacan.[3]
BaclaranParañaqueSpanish rendering of the old Tagalog name bakladan which means a rattan fence used as fish corral.[4]
Bagong IlogPasigFilipino phrase, meaning "new river."
Bagong Lipunan ng CrameQuezon CityFilipino phrase which means "new society of Crame."[2]
Bagong PagasaQuezon CityFilipino for "new hope."[2]
BagumbayanQuezon City, Navotas and TaguigFilipino for "new town."[2]
Balong BatoSan JuanBalong bato, the Filipino word for "natural wells."[5]
BambangPasig and TaguigFilipino word for "riverbanks."[6]
Barangka, Barangka Drive, Barangka Ibaba, Barangka Ilaya and Barangka ItaasMarikina and MandaluyongTagalog corruption of its old Spanish name "Barranca," meaning canyon or river gorge. Ibaba is Filipino for "lower," ilaya means "inland" or "interior," and itaas means "upper."
BasecoManila
Port Area
Acronym for "Bataan Shipping and Engineering Company," owner of the dockyard where the settlement was founded.
BatisSan JuanFilipino term for "rivulet" or "creek" which dominated the area.[7]
BayanihanQuezon CityFilipino word for "community brotherhood."[2]
BF Homes Caloocan, BF Homes Parañaque and BF International VillageCaloocan, Parañaque and Las PiñasBanco Filipino, the gated communities' developer
Bicutan
(Central Bicutan, Lower Bicutan, Upper Bicutan and Western Bicutan)
TaguigOld Tagalog word, meaning "to dig", referring to the digging for treasures in the area in its early history.[6]
BignayValenzuelaNamed for the bignay tree.[8]
BinondoManilaSpanish rendering of the old Tagalog name binundok, meaning mountainous or hilly.
BuliMuntinlupaNamed for the buri palm.
CalumpangMarikinaSpanish rendering of "kalumpang", a type of tropical chestnuts.
Camp AguinaldoQuezon CityEmilio Aguinaldo, first president of the Philippines
Camp Crame and West CrameQuezon City and San JuanRafael Crame, sixth chief of the Philippine Constabulary and the first Filipino to hold the position.[9]
CanioganPasigFilipino word for "a place where coconut grows."
CarmonaMakatiIsidro Carmona, Filipino soldier during the Philippine Revolution and Philippine–American War.[10]
Cembo and South CemboMakatiAcronym for "Central Enlisted Men's Barrio."[11]
ComemboMakatiAcronym for "Combat Enlisted Men's Barrio."[11]
CubaoQuezon CitySpanish rendering of kubaw, a local species of banana.[12]
CupangMuntinlupaNamed for the cupang tree.[13]
Daang BakalMandaluyongFilipino word for "railroad," in reference to the village's location along a former Manila tranvía (tram) line and as the former location of one of the four tranvía stations in the former San Felipe Neri municipality.[14]
DalandananValenzuelaNamed for the local orange trees (dalandan) that stood in the area.[15]
Damayan LagiQuezon CityFilipino phrase, meaning "perpetual help."[2]
Dasmariñas VillageMakatiGómez Pérez Dasmariñas, Spanish governor-general.[16]
DilimanQuezon CityFrom dilim, a type of fern.[17]
DivisoriaManila
Tondo and Binondo
Spanish for "dividing line" (línea divisoria)
Don BoscoParañaqueSaint John Bosco.
Don GaloParañaqueGalo of Parañaque, a local hero of the 1574 Battle of Manila.[18]
Don ManuelQuezon CityManuel L. Quezon, second president of the Philippines.[2]
Doña AuroraQuezon CityAurora Quezon, first lady of the Philippines.[2]
Doña ImeldaQuezon CityImelda Marcos, first lady of the Philippines.[2]
Doña JosefaQuezon CityJosefa Edralin Marcos, mother of Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos.[2]
E. RodriguezQuezon CityEulogio Rodriguez, Filipino senator.[2]
ErmitaManilaSpanish for "hermitage" or solitary place.[19]
ErmitañoSan JuanSpanish word for "hermit."
Escopa
(I, II, III and IV)
Quezon CityAcronym for "First Company of the Philippine Army."[20]
Forbes ParkMakatiWilliam Cameron Forbes, American governor-general.[21]
Fort BonifacioTaguigAndrés Bonifacio, Filipino revolutionary and hero.
FortuneMarikinaFortune Tobacco Corporation, a cigarette manufacturing company based in the village.[22]
Gen. T. de LeonValenzuelaTiburcio de León, Filipino general and revolutionary.
Guadalupe Nuevo and Guadalupe ViejoMakatiOur Lady of Guadalupe
HagonoyTaguigNamed for the hagonoy plant that was prevalent in the area.[6]
HuloMandaluyongOld Tagalog word for "outer part" or "external" referring to the barrio's location from the town's poblacion.[23]
IntramurosManilaLatin for "within the walls."
IsabelitaSan JuanIsabelita Barredo, matriarch of a local real estate company that owned and developed the Isabelita Heights gated village in the area.[24]
Jesus dela PeñaMarikinaJesús de la Peña ("Jesus of the Rocks"), an Order of Saint Augustine parish founded in the area during the Spanish colonial era.[22]
KaligayahanQuezon CityFilipino word for "happiness."[2]
KalusuganQuezon CityFilipino word for "health."[2]
KapitolyoPasigFilipino word for "capitol," a corruption of the Spanish word capitolio. Named for its proximity to the former Rizal provincial capitol.[25]
KaruhatanValenzuelaFrom the Tagalog word kaduhatan, meaning "where duhat (black plum) trees grow."[26]
KatipunanQuezon CityKatipunan, a Filipino revolutionary society.[2]
KaunlaranQuezon CityFilipino word for "progress."[2]
Krus na LigasQuezon CityNamed for a local type of nut tree which took the form of a cross.[27]
La HuertaParañaqueSpanish for "the orchard."[28]
La LomaQuezon CitySpanish for "the knoll."[29]
Laging HandaQuezon CityFilipino for "always prepared," the motto of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines after whom the village was named.[30]
Little BaguioSan JuanBaguio, Cordillera
Loyola HeightsQuezon CitySaint Ignatius of Loyola
Mabini–J. RizalMandaluyongApolinario Mabini, Filipino statesman and revolutionary, and José Rizal, Filipino national hero. The village was named for its location at the junction of Mabini and Rizal streets.
MagallanesMakatiFerdinand Magellan, Portuguese explorer.[31]
MagsaysayQuezon CityRamon Magsaysay, seventh president of the Philippines.[2]
Maharlika and Maharlika VillageQuezon City and TaguigOld Tagalog word for "noble."[2]
MalandayValenzuela and MarikinaOld Tagalog word which means "a bowl plate" or "round and flat" in reference to the shape of the territory similar to a winnower.[22][32]
MalateManilaSpanish rendering of the Tagalog word maalat meaning salty.
MalayaQuezon CityFilipino word which means "free."[2]
MalibayPasayOld Tagalog word for "a place teeming with herds of deer (libay)."[33]
MalintaValenzuelaFilipino word for "where there are many leeches" (lintâ).[34]
MarilagQuezon CityOld Tagalog word for "beautiful."[2]
MarulasValenzuelaOld Tagalog word for "slippery", in reference to the muddy topography of the area where a stud farm once stood.[35]
MasaganaQuezon CityFilipino word for "bountiful."[2]
MaypajoCaloocanContraction of the Tagalog phrase "may pajotan" ("where there is pajotan"), a variety of mango that grew in abundance in the area.[36]
MaysanValenzuelaFilipino word for "corn field."[37]
MilagrosaQuezon CitySpanish and Filipino word for "miraculous."[2]
N.S. AmorantoQuezon CityNorberto Amoranto, fifth mayor of Quezon City.[2]
Nagkaisang NayonQuezon CityFilipino phrase which means "united village."[2]
NangkaMarikinaFilipino word for "jackfruit".[22]
NapindanTaguigOld Tagalog word which means "pierced through," referring to the creation of a water channel in the area linking Laguna de Bay and the Pasig River.[6]
NovalichesQuezon CityThe district of Novaliches in Jérica, Valencian Community, Spain where governor-general Manuel Pavía y Lacy was honored as its first marquess.[38]
OlympiaMakatiOlympia, a tile and brick factory that once stood in the area on the banks of the Pasig River ca. 1925.[10]
OnseSan JuanBlock number 11 (onse in Filipino)[39]
PacoManilaSpanish rendering of the old Tagalog name for edible vegetable fern (pako).[19]
Pagibig sa NayonQuezon CityFilipino phrase which means "love of village."[2]
PaligsahanQuezon CityFilipino word for "competition."[2]
PalingonTaguigFilipino word for "to look back."[6]
PandacanManilaSpanish rendering of the old Tagalog word for the place "where the pandan plant (Pandanus gracilis) grows."[40]
ParaisoQuezon CitySpanish and Filipino word for "paradise."[2]
Pariancillo VillaValenzuelaSpanish for small parián or market place.
PasadenaSan JuanContraction of Paso de Cadena de Amor (Coral Vine Way), in reference to the prevalence of coral vines (cadena de amor in Filipino) in the village.[41]
Paso de BlasValenzuelaSpanish for "Blaise's pass", named in honor of the village patron, Saint Blaise.[42]
PemboMakatiAcronym for "Panthers Enlisted Men's Barrio."[11]
Phil-AmQuezon CityPhilam Life, the gated village's developer.[43]
Pio del PilarMakatiPío del Pilar, Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution and Philippine–American War.[44]
PinagkaisahanQuezon City and MakatiFilipino word for "united."[2]
PinagsamaTaguigFilipino word for "united" or "combined" in reference to the joining together of seven villages.
PoloValenzuelaSpanish rendering of the Tagalog word "pulo"" which means "island."[45]
ProgresoSan JuanSpanish for "progress."
Pulang Lupa
(Pulang Lupa Uno and Pulang Lupa Dos)
Las PiñasFilipino for "red earth," in reference to its old industry of tisa or brick production.[46]
PutatanMuntinlupaFrom putat, a local variety of flowering plants in the Lecythidaceae family that was common in the lakeside village.[47]
QuiapoManilaSpanish rendering of the old Tagalog name kiyapo, a type of water cabbage common in the area.[48]
Quirino
(1, 2A, 2B, 2C and 3A)
Quezon CityElpidio Quirino, sixth president of the Philippines.[2]
Rembo
(East Rembo and West Rembo)
MakatiAcronym for "Riverside Enlisted Men's Barrio."[11]
RinconValenzuelaSpanish for "corner."[49]
RizalMakatiJosé Rizal, Filipino national hero.
RoxasQuezon CityManuel Roxas, fifth president of the Philippines.[2]
SalapanSan Juanfrom salapang, a local "bamboo spear" that was used by early settlers to catch fish in the Salapan creek.[50]
SalvacionQuezon CitySpanish for "salvation."[2]
SampalocManilaSpanish rendering of the Tagalog word sampalok (tamarind).
SangandaanCaloocanFilipino word for "crossroad."
Santa MesaManilaSpanish for "holy table," a contraction of "Hermanidad de Santa Mesa de la Misericordia" (Brotherhood of the Holy Table of Mercy).
SocorroQuezon CityNuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro (Our Lady of Perpetual Help), the village patron.[2]
SucatMuntinlupaSpanish rendering of the Tagalog word for "measurement" (sukat).[51]
TagumpayQuezon CityFilipino word for "victory."[2]
TamboParañaqueFilipino word for tiger grass.[52]
Tandang SoraQuezon CityMelchora Aquino, Filipina independence activist.
TibaganSan JuanFilipino for "a place where they crush boulders," in reference to a limestone quarry that operated in the area.[53]
Tipas
(Calzada-Tipas, Ibayo-Tipas and Ligid-Tipas)
TaguigOld Tagalog word for "detour", referring to a meander in the river.[6] Calzada is Spanish for "roadway," Ibayo is Old Tagalog for "opposite side," and Ligid is Old Tagalog for "surrounding."[6]
TondoManilaSpanish rendering of the old Tagalog name tundok, a type of river mangrove that was prevalent in the area.
TuktukanTaguigOld Tagalog word for "a place where people wash clothes."[6]
TunasanMuntinlupaNamed for tunas, a type of water lily.
Ugong and Ugong NortePasig, Valenzuela and Quezon CityFilipino word for "roaring sound" of a river, referring to the Marikina River in Ugong, Pasig and Tullahan River in Ugong, Valenzuela.
Unang SigawQuezon CityFilipino for "first cry" in reference to the village's role in the Cry of Pugad Lawin.[2]
Urdaneta VillageMakatiAndrés de Urdaneta, Spanish circumnavigator.[31]
UsusanTaguigOld Tagalog word for "a place where the river drains or slides."[6]
Veinte RealesValenzuelaSpanish for "twenty reals" referring to the cost of the land purchased during the Spanish colonial era.[54]
Wack-WackMandaluyongEnglish rendering of the uwak, a type of local large-billed crow.[23]
WawaTaguigOld Tagalog word for "upstream."[6]

See also

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