Save Type Settlement Usage Filipino, Ilocano, Tagalog, English Pronounced Pron. /bɑː.ɡi.ˈoʊ/(English) /ˈbɑː.ɡi.oʊ/(English) /ˈbæɡ.i.oʊ/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Hispanicized form of Ibaloi bagiw meaning "moss". This is the name of a city in the Philippines.