Albur - from Spanish ALBUQUERQUE? Note: no “R”
Alicia - a woman, who?
Anda - Spanish governor – general?
Antequera - antique? he he he; pero known man sila og mga basket
Baclayon - baktason ra padung sa Tagbilaran
Balilihan - daghag balili, an?
Batuan - plant with sour fruit
Bien Unido - Spanish for Good Unity
Bilar - cousin ni Pilar? He he he. Or “mag Bilar” sa haya?
Buenavista - Spanish for Good View?
Calape - coffee?
Candijay - Dihay, a person?
Carmen - another woman, who?
Catigbian - plant that produces bead-like fruits, similar to fortune plant
Clarin - Loay politician
Corella - wa ko kahibawo
Cortes - from Hernando Cortes?
Dagohoy - of course, Francisco Dagohoy
Danao - pond? stagnant water?
Dauis - “lawis”?
Dimiao - meow, wa ko kahibawo; dim man gud (Hello mga Gallur!)
Duero - wa pud ko kahibawo
Garcia Hernandez - duha ka tawo? Kinsa?
Getafe - from a city in Spain?
Guindulman - gingitngitan? As in giduloman?
Inabanga - “inabangan”, rented out; naay mamatay sa suba, bayad sa abang
Jagna - rice paddy
Lila - plant that produces violet dye, not the “Agave sisalana” or the plant that the town is known for
Loay - wa ko kahibawo
Loboc - to pound rice on a wooden mortar
Loon - “naglo-on”, spring water mixing with salty water
Mabini - from Apolinario Mabini?
Maribojoc - pine plant? Naay joke ani: Mare, buhok (nimo), o.
Panglao - “panggaw”, a fishing gear
Pilar - a woman, kinsa siya . . . ngano, nganong nangalan man sa lungsod?
Pitogo/CPG - cycad plant / RP President
San Isidro - patron of the workers / farmers
Sagbayan - place where you can “sagbay”; I think descriptive of its mountains
San Miguel - the saint
Sevilla - from another famous city in Spain?
Sierra Bullones - mountain of gold?
Sikatuna - the friendly Boholano host of Miguel Lopez de Legaspi
Talibon - “tabon”? ma pud ko kahibawo
Trinidad - another woman man tingali ni; kinsa?
Tubigon - the town center is situated in a swampy area, mao nga tubigon
Ubay - Oh, bay . . . wa ko kahibawo
Valencia - from another city in Spain?
Tagbilaran - “Tago mga b’laan!”
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