1.

Sorsogon - Ang Sorsogon ay

pangalang lugar sa Pilipinas na
hinango sa salitang Bicolano na
"Solsogon" na ang ibig sa bihin ay to
follow the river.
2. Brgy. Balanga, Ibaan, Batangas - Buhat
sa malaking banga na pinaglalagyan
ng tubig na inumin ng mga
magsasaka; o malaking uri ng
tipaklong na tinawag na Balang na
natagpuan sa dakong iyon noong
unang panahon.
3. Brgy. Catandala, Ibaan, Batangas Buhat sa "Katang", isang uri ng maliit
na alimasag at "Dala" ng isang
malaing lambat na panghuli ng isda.
Ang barangay na ito ay nasa tabi ng
malaking ilog.
4. Brgy. Munting-Tubig, Ibaan, Batangas Isang barangay na dinadaanan ng
isang maliit na sa magkabilang gilid.
Mula dito, tinawag na Munting Tubig
ang nasabing barangay.
5. Bais, Negros Oriental - Sinasabing ang
pangalan ng Lungsod Bais ay hinango
sa mga igat na kung tawagin ng mga
naninirhan dito ay bais , na makikita
sa Ilog Pelarta, at may nagsasabing
tinawag itong Bais dahil sa dalawang
look na matatagpuan sa lungsod.
6. *Calamba, Rizal Ang babae, na
nagsasalita lamang ang kanyang
sariling wika, sa pag-aakalang siya ay
tinatanong kung ano ang kanyang
dala-dala ay sumagot ng "kalanbanga", na ang ibig sabihin ay "luwad
na kalan" (kalan) at "banga ng tubig"
(banga). Dahil hindi ito mabigkas ng
tuwid ng dalawang Espanyol, tinawag
na Calamba ang bayan mula noon
7. Laguna - Nakuha ng lalawigan ang
pangalan nito mula sa Kastilang salita
na lago, na nangangahulugang lawa.
Sa salitang Kastila, ito ay tinatawag na
La Laguna, o The Lake.
8. Sagay, Negros Occidental - Nanggaling
ang pangalan ito mula sa semiesperikong (bilugin) kabibeng "sigay"
9. Mandaluyong, NCR - Another claims
that the Spaniards named the place
based on the report of a navigator
named Acapulco, who saw the rolling
hills frequently being lashed at by
daluyong (big waves from the sea).
10.Navotas, NCR - The entire region of
Navotaas was once part of Malabon.
According to one legend, the long and
narrow delta extended unbroken from
north to south along the seashore. The
strip of land between the former
district of Tondo, Manila and this town
was eaten away by the sea until an
opening was made. Water began to

flow through the opening. The

geographical change prompted the
people to refer to the place as "butas",
"nayon ng butas",or "nabutas",a
Tagalog word that means breached or
pierced through. What began as a
natural channel developed into a
regular waterway, now known as the
Navotas River. In later years, the place
came to be known as "Nabotas", then
"Navotas".
11.*Baybay, Leyte - Nang ang Kastilang
mananakop ay nagkalat sa iba't-ibang
bahagi ng lalawigan, ang
ekspedisyung pinangungunahan ni
Felipe Segundo, na naghahanap ng
malaking tahanan, ay napadpad sa
isang baryo sa hilaga ng bayan na
ngayon ay Pangasugan. Nang
mapadpad, siya ay nakaturo sa isang
bahagi, at nagtanong sa isang
katutubo sa pangalan ng lugar. Dahil
hindi maintindihan ng katutubo ang
salitang Espanyol at inakala niyang
nagtatanong ang banyaga sa ilog na
umaagos, itinuro niya ang ilog at
sumagot ng Bisaya, "Ang suba
nagbaybay sa Pangasugan." Doon
pinaniniwalaang nakuha ang pangalan
ng Baybay. Bagamat, ayon sa mga tala
ni Antonio Pigafetta sa paglalayag ni
Ferdinand Magellan sa Pilipinas, ang
pangalan ng lugar na iyon ay Baybay
na nang sila'y maglayag sa bahaging
timog ng Leyte papunta sa isla ng
Cebu.
12.*Paranaque, NCR - There are several
accounts as to how Paraaque got its
name. One such story stated that long
ago, at the mouth of what is now
known as the Paraaque River, there
stood a balete tree that, when viewed
from afar, looked like a majestic ship.
This earned it the name Palanyag,
taken from the term "palayag", which
means point of navigation.
13.*Tanauan, Batangas - Some people
believe that Tanauan derived its name
from the Tagalog term tanaw, meaning
to look after through the window. This
is based on a fortress which had a
watchtower built by the Augustinian
friars and natives. The watchtower
allowed them to monitor incoming
champans or boats entering through
the Pansipit river, which were either
traders or pirates. From this tower,
one can have a clear view (tanaw) of
the lake and of the vast plains and
rolling hills.
14.Vigan, Ilocos Sur - isang teorya ay
nagmula ito sa Hokkien word na "Bee

Gan" na ang ibig sabihin ay beautiful

shore.
15.Albuera, Leyte - A Spanish priest on
board saw in the many beautiful lakes
and the numerous springs a similarity
with the town in his own native
province of Galicia, Spain. The Spanish
town which was named "Albujera" - which means "fresh water lake" - - was
noted for the healthful springs and
cool lagoons. The Spanish priest lost
no time in naming the town after his
own municipality and the name
"Albujera" or "Albuhera" was popularly
adopted by the people of the town.
16.Liloan, Cebu - Along its coastline, there
is spot called Silot, where a whirlpool
is created by the ebbs and flows of the
waters from the bay. This phenomenon
is called lilo in Cebuano. Because of
this, the town was known as Liloan,
meaning "a place where there is a lilo"
17.Bambang, Taguig - ang nayon ay
tinatawag na Bambang sapagkat ito
ay nasa pampang ng Ilog Taguig na
dinadaluyan ng tubig buhat sa Laguna
de Bay.
18.Dasmarinas, Cavite - Dasmarias
literally means "from As Marias"
(coastal region of Lugo combining the
comarcas of A Maria Occidental, A
Maria Central and A Maria Oriental),
coming itself from mario ("of the
coast, seaside or shore" in the Galician
language, the native tongue from
Viveiro Galicia, Spain), and this from
mar ("sea")
19.Ilog, Negros Occidental - The name
Ilog (or Ylog, Tagalog for "river") was
recommended by a Tagalog guide of
the Spaniards because the place was
entirely surrounded by the longest
river on the whole Negros Island, the
Ilog Hilabangan River.
20.*Los Banos, Laguna - By 1589, through
a Franciscan friar, it became popularly
called by its present name, "Los
Baos," which is Spanish for "bathing
place."
21.Lubao, Pampanga - The name Lubao
was derived from the indigenous word
lubo which means low. Lubo is
characteristically muddy and flooded;
later, the term evolved into lubao,
which is the towns present name.
22.Munting Ilog, Silang, Cavite - Mayroon
namang barangay na ang
kahalagahan ng tubig sa buhay ng
mga taga-Silangang nagsilbing
batayan. "Rio Pequeo" sa kastila at
ang mga agos nito ay humahangga sa
Lawang Laguna.

23.Malaking Ilog, Silang, Cavite - Isa pang

barangay na ang kahalagahan ng
tubig sa buhay ng mga taga-Silangang
nagsilbing batayan. "Rio Grande" sa
kastila at ang mga agos nito ay
humahangga din sa Lawang Laguna.
24.Aklan - Galing sa salitang "akean" na
ang ibig sabihin ay "kung saan may
bula". Tumutukoy ito sa daloy ng tubig
ng Ilog Aklan.
25.Pamarawan, Malolos, Bulacan - The
natives of Batang, Pampanga called
PARAW. Time quickly passed by and
the houses and families grew bigger
and bigger. Even those coming from
other places established their
residence in the barrio, even the
Kapampangans. In 1998, the place
became a regular barrio and called it
PAMARAWAN, meaning plenty of paraw
or shrimps according to
Kapampangans who resided there.
26.*Canalate, Malolos, Bulacan - ll over
the barrio, there grew in abundance
various species of water plants,
making Canalate a literal swampland
the Latian or Lati. As villagers and
river route traders began referring to
the place by these attributes, the
village became passages to the
swampland or the Kanal sa Latian
27.Look, Malolos, Bulacan - Every rainy
season, the Taguid River, whose
waters flow from Lagundi River
(Plaridel) and going to Longos
(Malolos) and Kapitangan (Paombong)
and then to Look 1st is the lowliest
area, all the waters are concentrated
here, resembling a lake or Look in
Tagalog. This is where its name was
derived from.
28.Sumapang Matanda/Bata, Malolos,
Bulacan - This barrio is abounded with
small rivers or in the local dialect
SAPA meaning body of water.
Anywhere you are destined in the
place you will pass by and encounter a
SAPA. This word was later
transformed to SUMAPA, there,
became the name of the barrio up to
the present.
29.Narvacan, Ilocos Sur - comes from the
Ilokano word "Nalbakan" (Are you
shipwrecked?) The shipwrecked
Spaniards thought this to be the
answer to their question, and from
then on the place was referred to as
Narvacan.
30.Dinagat Islands, Caraga - The natives
said that they farm and fish to live.
The stranger's interest in fishing
prompted him to inquire where they
fish, and the native replied and

pointed to a place saying "dinhi niini

na dagat" (here from this bountiful
waters). Since then, the place was
called Dinagat.

31.Boracay, Aklan - Isang bersyon ay

nagsasabing galing daw ito sa bora
o bula dahil naalintulad ng mga ati
ang puting buhangin sa mga puting
bula ng mga alon