Emma Helen Blair

Nilad,
Indigo,
Indigofera tinctoria
On one hand, Julio Nakpil stressed that the error of removing the
“d” from “Maynilad” to “ Manila” was probably a mistake on the
part of the Spaniards
Alexander Salt put forward the idea that the
city got its name from its location on the
tongue of the land. He said that Manila is
from the tagalog phrase “sa may dila” or “in
the tongue” that describe the place of the city
in the tongue of the landmass.