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  • [City name]: Batangas
    [Province]: Batangas
    [Name origin]: from batang, Tagalog for "log", in reference to the trunks of logged trees that used to be floated down the Calumpang River which runs through the city.
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  • [City name]: Gapan
    [Province]: Nueva Ecija
    [Name origin]: from gapang, a Tagalog word which means "crawl."
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  • [City name]: Bais
    [Province]: Negros Oriental
    [Name origin]: Cebuano for "large, edible fresh-water eel."
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  • [City name]: Santa Rosa
    [Province]: Laguna
    [Name origin]: Saint Rose of Lima.
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  • [City name]: Isabela
    [Province]: Basilan
    [Name origin]: Isabella II, Queen of Spain.
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  • [City name]: Canlaon
    [Province]: Negros Oriental
    [Name origin]: Kanlaon Volcano.
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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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