Discover and Shortlist Your Perfect Baby Names!
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baro | Korean: 'straight', 'direct', 'exact'. Tagalog: 'clothing' or 'shirt'. In European usage it may appear as a short form of 'Baron' (noble). | Filipino, Korean, Tagalog | Unisex | |
| Bato | Stone, rock (Tagalog); also an ancient Illyrian masculine personal name | Tagalog | Boy | |
| Bong | Korean: meaning varies by hanja - commonly 'phoenix' (鳳) or 'to serve/offer' (奉). Filipino: a diminutive/nickname (no inherent lexical meaning), often from names like Bonifacio or Roberto. | Korean, Tagalog | Boy | |
| Burol | hill, mound | Tagalog | Unisex | |
| Dandan | Varies by culture - Chinese (丹丹): 'red/cinnabar' or affectionate reduplication; Persian (دندان): 'tooth'; Filipino: reduplicated nickname from Dan/Daniel. | Chinese, Persian, Tagalog | Unisex | |
| Galang | Respect, honor (also 'to mobilize/support' in Indonesian usage) | Filipino, Malay, Tagalog | Boy | |
| Inay | From Arabic Inaya meaning 'care, concern, protection'; in Tagalog used as an affectionate term for 'mother'. | Arabic, Tagalog | Girl | |
| Kabibe | seashell / shell | Tagalog | Girl | |
| Kalaya | Varies by origin - related to Sanskrit 'kala' (art/time) or names like Kaliya; in Thai used as a feminine name (connotations of beauty/grace); in Tagalog it echoes 'kalayaan' (freedom). | Indian, Sanskrit, Tagalog, Thai | Girl | |
| Kapaly | Unattested as a standard name; may relate to Malay/Indonesian 'kapal' (ship), Sanskrit 'kapāla' (skull/forehead), Hawaiian 'kapali' (cliff), or be an invented name | Hawaiian, Hindu, Indonesian, Malay, Sanskrit, Tagalog | Unisex | |
| Labis | Abundance; excess; 'more than enough' (in everyday usage can mean 'excessive') | Malay, Tagalog | Unisex | |
| Lakan | Paramount chieftain; noble leader | Tagalog | Boy | |
| Lamay | Varies by origin: from Arabic Lamia/Lamya meaning (roughly) 'dark‑lipped' or 'beautiful'; as a surname related to LeMay/Lemay; in Tagalog the word means 'funeral wake'. | French, Norman, Tagalog | Girl | |
| Langit | sky; heaven | Indonesian, Tagalog | Unisex | |
| Linis | clean, neat; cleanliness | Tagalog | Girl | |
| Liwayway | dawn; sunrise | Tagalog | Girl | |
| Mahal | Palace (Persian/Urdu/Hindi); beloved, dear or expensive (Tagalog/Filipino) | Arabic, Persian, Tagalog | Unisex | |
| Mahlaya | Uncertain; possibly 'free' if related to Tagalog 'malaya', or a variant of Malia/Maria with associated meanings from those names (e.g., 'beloved' or historically uncertain) | Tagalog | Girl | |
| Makahia | Shy, bashful - named for the plant that folds when touched | Tagalog | Girl | |
| Makisig | handsome; dashing; gallant | Tagalog | Boy | |
| Malaya | Tagalog: "free, freedom"; Sanskrit: related to "mountain breeze" or "from the hills" | Sanskrit, Tagalog | Girl | |
| Malayah | Often interpreted as "free" (from Tagalog malaya); also used as a melodic variant of Malia/Maliyah. | Arabic, English, Filipino, Hawaiian, Tagalog | Girl | |
| Manang | Respectful term meaning 'older sister' or elder woman (Philippines); also a Nepali place name | Tagalog | Girl | |
| Manila | From Manila - from Tagalog Maynilad meaning "where there is nilad" (a mangrove/shrub) | English, Tagalog | Girl | |
| Minda | Usually a diminutive form of Melinda/Belinda; associated with 'honey' (mel) or 'pretty' (linda) depending on root, generally conveys gentleness or sweetness. | English, Lithuanian, Tagalog | Girl | |
| Mutiya | pearl; jewel; precious treasure; muse | Tagalog | Girl | |
| Mutya | pearl; jewel; muse/treasure | Tagalog | Girl | |
| Oras | Estonian: "sprout" or "ear (of grain)"; Tagalog: "time" | Estonian, Tagalog | Unisex | |
| pagit | Likely 'page' or 'young attendant' if related to Paget; otherwise meaning unknown. | Tagalog | Unisex | |
| Pasko | Often a diminutive of Pavel/Paul or derived from Latin Paschalis meaning 'relating to Easter' ('born at Easter'); in Tagalog 'Pasko' means 'Christmas'. | Bulgarian, Latin, Tagalog, Ukrainian | Boy |
