Ilocano Submitted Place Names

Ilocano names are used in the northern Philippines by speakers of Ilocano.

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Abra (Political Subdivision) Filipino, Ilocano, Tagalog
From Spanish abra meaning "opening, gap", so named for a topographic feature in the region. This is the name of a province of the Philippines.

Apayao (Political Subdivision & River) Filipino, Itawit, Ilocano, Tagalog
Derived from the word apa'yaw meaning "overtaking" in numerous Cordilleran languages, referring to the swift-flowing waters of the Apayao River. This is the name of a province of, as well as a river in, the Philippines.

Aprika (Region) Georgian, Nauruan, Filipino, Cebuano, Ilocano, Maranao, Pampangan, Tagalog
Form of Africa used in various languages.

Arhentina (Country) Cebuano, Ilocano, Tagalog
Cebuano, Ilocano and Tagalog form of Argentina.

Aurora (Settlement) English, Ilocano, Italian, Portuguese, Tagalog
From Latin aurora, meaning "dawn", "sunrise", directly or through the given name Aurora.... [more]

Baguio (Settlement) Filipino, Ilocano, Tagalog, English
Hispanicized form of Ibaloi bagiw meaning "moss". This is the name of a city in the Philippines.

Baro A Selanda (Country) Ilocano
Ilocano calque of New Zealand.

Batanes (Political Subdivision) Filipino, Ivatan, Ilocano, Tagalog
Most likely from a Hispanicized plural form of the Ivatan endonym Ibatan or Batan, which is of uncertain meaning. This is the name of a province of the Philippines.

Belhika (Country) Cebuano, Ilocano, Tagalog
Cebuano, Ilocano and Tagalog form of Belgium.

Benguet (Political Subdivision) Filipino, Ilocano, Pampangan, Ibaloi, Kankanaey, Tagalog, English
Hispanicized form of Kankanaey benget meaning "edge", originally used as the name for a village at the edge of a swamp. This is the name of a province of the Philippines.

Bukidnon (Political Subdivision) Filipino, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Bukid, Higaonon, Ilocano, English
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.

Cagayan (Political Subdivision) Filipino, Ilocano, Ibanag, Itawit, English
From Spanish Cagayán, itself derived from the word kagayan meaning "place near or on a river" in various indigenous languages. This is the name of a province and administrative region of the Philippines (called Cagayan Valley).

Cotabato (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Filipino, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Tagalog, English
From Maguindanao Kutawatu meaning "stone city", from kuta meaning "city, fort" and wato meaning "stone, rock". This is the name of both a province and a city in the southern Philippines.

Dinamarka (Country) Filipino, Cebuano, Ilocano, Pampangan, Tagalog, Papiamento
Form of Denmark.

Ehipto (Country) Filipino, Cebuano, Ilocano, Tagalog
Cebuano, Ilocano, and Tagalog form of Egypt.

Espania (Country) Filipino, Ilocano
Ilocano form of Hispania (see Spain).

Hapon (Country) Filipino, Cebuano, Ilocano, Pampangan, Tagalog
Cebuano, Ilocano, Pampangan, and Tagalog form of Japan.

Herusalem (Settlement) Tagalog, Ilocano
Tagalog and Ilocano form of Jerusalem.

Luzon (Island) Filipino, Tagalog, Ilocano, Pampangan, English
Of uncertain meaning, probably from Tagalog lusong meaning "mortar (for pounding rice)". This is the name of the largest island in the Philippines.

Maldibas (Country) Filipino, Ilocano, Tagalog
Ilocano and Tagalog form of Maldives.

Manila (Settlement) Filipino, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Maranao, English, Spanish
From Tagalog Maynila, which is derived from the term may-nila meaning "where indigo is found", ultimately from Sanskrit नील (nila) referring to the indigo plant as well as indigo dye... [more]

Mehiko (Country & Settlement) Filipino, Cebuano, Ilocano, Tagalog
Cebuano, Ilocano, and Tagalog form of Mexico.

Pangasinan (Political Subdivision) Filipino, Pangasinan, Ilocano, Tagalog, English
From the name of the Pangasinan people meaning "place of salt" or "land of salt", derived from Pangasinan pang- meaning "for", asin meaning "salt" and the place marker suffix -an... [more]

Sultan Kudarat (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Filipino, Maguindanao, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Tagalog, English
Named for Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat (1581–1671), the seventh sultan of Maguindanao, whose third name is derived from Arabic قدرة (qudrah) meaning "power"... [more]

Tarlac (Political Subdivision, Settlement & River) Pampangan, Pangasinan, Ilocano, Tagalog, English
Derived from Pampangan malatarlak referring to a type of grass. This is the name of a province of, as well as a city and river in, the Philippines.

Tayikistan (Country) Cebuano, Ilocano, Pampangan, Tagalog
Cebuano, Ilocano, Pampangan and Tagalog form of Tajikistan.

Tsina (Country) Filipino, Cebuano, Ilocano, Pampangan, Tagalog, Cherokee
Form of China.

Vigan (Political Subdivision) Ilocano, Filipino

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