Save Type Political Subdivision Usage Filipino, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Bukid, Higaonon, Ilocano, English Pronounced Pron. boo-keed-NON(Filipino, Cebuano) [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Cebuano bukidnon meaning "mountaineers, people of the mountains", referring to the indigenous tribes of the Central Mindanao highlands. This is the name of a province of the Philippines.