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Etymology of DUMAGUETE

Summary:

"Dumaguete" was coined from the Cebuano word dagit, which means "to snatch". The
word dumaguet, meaning "to swoop", was coined because of frequent raids by Moro pirates on this
coastal community and its power to attract and keep visitors, both local and foreign. In 1572, Diego
López Povedano indicated the place as Dananguet, but cartographer Pedro Murillo Velarde in 1734
already used present name of Dumaguete for the settlement.

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