Save Type Island Usage Filipino, Tagalog, Ilocano, Pampangan, English Pronounced Pron. loo-ZON(Tagalog) loo-SON(Tagalog) LOO-zawn(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Of uncertain meaning, probably from Tagalog lusong meaning "mortar (for pounding rice)". This is the name of the largest island in the Philippines.