Filipino American baby names
Handpicked for families who want names with roots: the beloved classics, what parents in the culture choose today, and the cool discoveries most US name sites never surface.
Andres manly, brave (honoring revolutionary hero Andres Bonifacio)
Angel messenger of God (an extremely popular unisex Filipino American name)
Angelica angelic (a common Filipino Catholic name)
Angelo angel, messenger (a common Filipino Catholic name)
Angelyn a second-generation Filipino name blending "Angel" with the popular "-lyn" suffix, part of a broad and still-thriving Filipino naming trend of coining new names this way
Antonio priceless, of inestimable worth
Ariel lion of God (a common Filipino given name, unrelated to the Disney character)
Bayani hero (a patriotic native Tagalog name)
Bituin star
Carmela garden, orchard (from Mount Carmel)
Charity charity, love (one of the three theological virtues in the Filipino naming tradition)
Christian follower of Christ (an extremely common Filipino Catholic name for boys)
Consuelo consolation
Corazon heart (a classic Filipino name of Spanish-colonial origin, notably borne by President Corazon Aquino)
Cristina follower of Christ (Filipino spelling of Christina, common in Catholic families)
Dalisay pure, genuine
Divina divine
Diwa spirit, essence, consciousness
Dolores sorrows (a Marian title; a classic elder-generation Filipino name)
Emmanuel God is with us (often shortened to Manny, a name given extra resonance by boxer Manny Pacquiao)
Esperanza hope
Faith faith, trust (part of the Filipino virtue-name tradition)
Ferdinand adventurous, bold; borne by a former Philippine president
Fernando adventurous, brave
Gabriel God is my strength
Grace grace, favor (a beloved Filipino American virtue name)
Hope hope, expectation (one of the Filipino virtue-name trio with Faith and Charity)
John-Paul combining John and Paul in honor of Pope John Paul II — an extremely common Filipino Catholic compound name
Jomari a blended name combining Jo(seph) and Mari(a), the same portmanteau tradition seen in Marivic and Maricel
Jose God will increase (the classic Filipino Catholic name, honoring national hero Jose Rizal)
Joy joy, happiness (a popular Filipino American virtue name)
Kevin handsome, beloved (a common Filipino American English name)
Ligaya joy, happiness (a native Tagalog word name, distinct from the many Spanish-derived Filipino names)
Liwayway dawn, early morning light
Luz light
Luzviminda a patriotic portmanteau of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, the Philippines' three main island groups; popular in the mid-20th-century nation-building era
Malaya free, freedom (a name that gained favor for daughters born after the 1986 People Power Revolution)
Manuel God is with us
Maria beloved, star of the sea (a near-universal Filipino given or middle name, reflecting over 300 years of Spanish Catholic influence)
Maricel a blended name (from Maria and Celia), reflecting the same name-fusing tradition as Marivic and Luzviminda
Marilag beautiful, lovely (a native Tagalog word drawn from classic Filipino poetry)
Marivic a blended name combining Maria and Victoria, reflecting the community's popular mid-20th-century practice of fusing two names into one
Michael who is like God (a classic Filipino Catholic and English crossover name)
Miguel who is like God
Nathaniel gift of God
Precious precious, treasured (a heartfelt Filipino American virtue-style name)
Rafael God has healed
Ramon wise protector
Remedios remedies (an older-generation Filipino name of Spanish origin)
Renato reborn
Reynaldo wise ruler (a common mid-20th-century Filipino name, often shortened to Rey)
Ricardo brave ruler
Rizal surname of national hero Jose Rizal, occasionally given as a first name by patriotic families
Rodrigo famous ruler
Rosario rosary (a devoutly Catholic Filipino name)
Sampaguita the Philippine national flower, a jasmine variety; an uncommon but meaningful heritage-floral name
Tala star, specifically the guiding morning star
Vincent to conquer (a common Filipino Catholic name)
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