Save Type Political Subdivision Usage Filipino, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Bukid, Higaonon, Ilocano, English Pronounced Pron. /bu.kid.ˈnon/(Filipino, Cebuano) [key·simplify] 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.