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Nuevo Inventario de Toponimia de las Ciudades y Pueblos de Cavite
La provincia de Cavite, ubicada en la región de Calabarzon en las Filipinas, es conocida por su rica historia y su diversidad cultural. Esta diversidad se refleja en los nombres de sus ciudades y pueblos, que a menudo tienen orígenes fascinantes y significados profundos.
Origen del nombre “Cavite”
El nombre “Cavite” se deriva de la palabra tagala “kawit”, que significa “gancho”. Esto se debe a la forma de la península de Cavite, que se asemeja a un gancho. Los españoles hispanizaron el nombre como “Cavite” durante la era colonial.
Ciudades y pueblos de Cavite y su etimología
- Bacoor: Deriva de la palabra tagala “bakood”, que significa “cerca”. Esto se refiere a las cercas que solían rodear la zona en el pasado.
- Imus: El nombre proviene de la palabra tagala “imus”, que significa “arriba”. Esto puede referirse a la ubicación elevada de la ciudad.
- Dasmariñas: Nombrada en honor a Gómez Pérez Dasmariñas, quien fue gobernador general de las Filipinas durante la era colonial española.
- Kawit: Como se mencionó anteriormente, “kawit” significa “gancho” en tagalo, refiriéndose a la forma de la península.
- Trece Martires: Nombrada en honor a los trece mártires de Cavite, quienes fueron ejecutados por los españoles en 1896 por su participación en la revolución filipina.
Estos son solo algunos ejemplos de la rica toponimia de la provincia de Cavite. Cada nombre cuenta una historia única sobre la historia, la geografía y la cultura de la región, y refleja la influencia de los diversos grupos que han moldeado su identidad a lo largo de los siglos.
Explorar la etimología de los nombres de las ciudades y pueblos de Cavite es una forma fascinante de profundizar en la riqueza de esta provincia filipina. La diversidad y complejidad de estos nombres son un reflejo de la variedad de influencias que han conformado la historia y la cultura de Cavite.
Palabras clave SEO:
- Toponimia de Cavite
- Etimología de ciudades de Cavite
- Historia de Cavite
- Cultura de Cavite
- Influencia española en Cavite
- Nombres de pueblos de Cavite
- Significado de nombres de ciudades de Cavite
In Table format:
| Current Name | Original Name | Old Name Etymology | Current Name Etymology | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonso | Alas-as | from alas-as trees | From King Alfonso XII of Spain | formerly part of Lumampong, Indang |
| Amadeo | Masilao | from Tagalog word "dazzling" | From King Amadeo I of Spain | formerly part of Silang |
| Bacoor | "high place" or "elevated ground" | written as "Vacol", "Bacor" in old texts | ||
| Carmona | Patag | from Tagalog word "plain land" | from the town of Carmona, Spain | |
| Cavite City | Tangway | from Tagalog word "point" | ||
| Dasmariñas | Perez Dasmarinas | From Governor-General Gomez Perez Dasmariñas | ||
| General Trias | Ma-labong | From Gen. Mariano Trias | part of Hacienda de San Francisco de Asis de Malabon | |
| General Emilio Aguinaldo | Bailen | from the town of Baylen, Spain | From Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo | combination of Maragondon Barrios Bagtas and Guyong-guyong |
| General Mariano Alvarez | From Gen. Mariano Alvarez | part of the Carmona Resettlement Project consisting of former Carmona Brgys. San Jose, San Gabriel, and portions of Cabilang Baybay | ||
| Imus | From Tagalog word of "cape" | |||
| Indang | from a tree called "Indang" or "Inrang" | |||
| Kawit | Cavite el Viejo | from Spanish "old Cavite" | from "kalawit" or "hook" | |
| Magallanes | Panitan | from Tagalog word "panit" or "to remove the bark of a tree" | From Ferdinand Magellan | |
| Maragondon | from Tagalog word "maragundong" or "having a thunderous sound" | |||
| Mendez-Nunez | Gahitan | from Tagalog word "gahit" or "to cut" | From Commodore Casto Mendez Nunez | |
| Naic | Either from nickname of Monica, the alleged first woman who settled in the area, "na-igik" from crying sound of pigs, acronymn for Nuestra Adora Immaculada Concepcion, from "can(ia)ayic" meaning "the other side" | |||
| Noveleta | Tierra Alta | from Spanish "higher ground" | Either Latin for "New Joy", Spanish for "Nueva Isla" or "new island", "Nueva Late" or "new fortune", maiden named Violeta. | |
| Rosario | Salinas Marcella | from Salinas smoked fish and Marcella road | From Catholic prayer beads or Rosary | |
| Silang | from Tagalog word of "mountain pass" | |||
| Tagaytay City | Either from Tagalog word "Taytay" meaning "low mountain ridge", or from the pig-hunting legend "Taga, Itay!"meaning "Cut it down, Father!" | |||
| Tanza | Hacienda Santa Cruz de Malabon | From "Holy Cross of Malabon (meaning Slit Deposits)" | from Spanish back slang for "Santa" or "Holy" | |
| Ternate | Wawa | from Tagalog word for "river delta" | From Ternate, Indonesia | |
| Trece Martires | Quintana | from Spanish word "fifth" | From Thirteen Martyrs of the Philippine Revolution |
Sources:
- Pangilinan, G.E. (2001). The Historic Cavite (La Historica Cavite) Translated from Spanish by Lourdes Arespacochaga. Cavite Historical Society
- Medina, I.R. (2001). Ang Kabite sa Gunita: Essays on Cavite and the Philippine Revolution. University of Philippines Press
- History section of various Cavite LGU websites
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>Tagaytay City
I’m inclined to think that it’s “mountain ridge”. In Noceda & Sanlucar’s Vocabulario de la Lengua Tagala, there’s also an entry for the Tagalog word “tagaytay” and it’s more or less the same as mountain ridge.