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They were originally full Chinese names that were transliterated into Spanish orthography and adopted as surnames. Common single-syllable Chinese Filipino surnames are Tan ( 陳 ), Lim ( 林 ), Chua ( 蔡 ), Uy ( 黃) and Ong ( 王 ). Most such surnames are spelled according to their Hokkien pronunciation.
A. Agnes (name) Alexa (name) Alicia (given name) Ana (given name) Angelica (given name) Anna (name) Anne.
Fatima ( Arabic: فَاطِمَة, Fāṭimah ), also spelled Fatimah, is a feminine given name of Arabic origin used throughout the Muslim world. Several relatives of the Islamic prophet Muhammad had the name, including his daughter Fatima as the most famous one. The literal meaning of the name is one who weans an infant or one who abstains.
James, Jamie, Jacob. Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In Occitania Jacobus became Jacome and later Jacme. In east Spain, Jacme became Jaime, in Aragon it became Chaime, and in Catalonia it became Jaume. In western Spain Jacobus became Iago; in Portugal it became Tiago.
Jean is a common female given name in English-speaking countries. It is the Scottish form of Jane (and is sometimes pronounced that way). It is sometimes spelled Jeaine. It is the equivalent of Johanna, Joanna, Joanne, Jeanne, Jana, and Joan, and derives from the Old French Jehanne, which is derived from the Latin name Johannes, itself from the Koine Greek name Ioannes (Ιωαννης ...
v. t. e. Philippine English (similar and related to American English) is a variety of English native to the Philippines, including those used by the media and the vast majority of educated Filipinos and English learners in the Philippines from adjacent Asian countries.
Javier (name) Javier ( pronounced [xaˈβjeɾ]) is the Spanish spelling of the masculine name Xavier. [1] The name derives from the Catholic saint called Francis de Xavier, where Xavier refers to the saint's birthplace. This birthplace name, in turn, has Basque roots, etymologically originating in the word etxaberri ( etxe berri in standard ...
Gabor. Jibril. Nickname (s) Gabe, Gabby. Gabriel is a given name derived from the Hebrew name Gaḇrīʾēl ( גַבְרִיאֵל) meaning "God is my strength". The name was popularized by the association with the angel Gabriel. In some rare cases it can be written as Gabryel .