History of Siquijor
Banguis-Bantawig, Renalyn and Anoos-Aljas, Concepcion. Siquijor’s Mystical Wonders. Central Book Supply, Inc.
Etymology
Bisaya for "I don't know;" split from Balolang, Larena
nabuong/nabuak: broken
bitaug (oil nut or mastwood) tree
kamugaw (kaffir lime) tree
kalibuan/libo: a thousand fireflies
kapan: old treasure box
olaje: swell from the sea
pari: priest; place where Mass was celebrated
Spanish for "town center"
ilung tulapos: orphaned children
Barangay
Balolang
Binoongan
Bitaug
Camogao
Libo
Lumangcapan
Olave
Pari-an
Poblacion
Tulapos
Etymology
bagakay: thornless bamboo shrub
Bisaya for "I don't know"
basakan/basa: wet and muddy ricefields
Bisaya for "hill"
bintan: haunted place
buli (Gebang palm)
kalonasan: kalo (abundance) and nasan/kinhason (shells)
tigum: meeting place
lambo: fishing net
alyas: alias
apa: fat; fatty parts of the body
bagsa/dagsa: mysterious maiden
lalag: trees with yellow leaves
kan-anan: eating pace; kan-onan: abundance of food
Wife of former Gov. Eulogio Omictin
nonoc: West Indian jasmine tree
Spanish for "town center"
Bisaya for "fishpond"
saba: noisy; sab-a: banana
sandug/sanduganan: place where varied fishes abound
Type of fish
Barangay
Bagacay
Balolang
Basac
Bontod
Bintangan
Cabulihan
Calunasan
Candigum
Canlambo
Cang-allas
Cang-apa
Cang-bagsa
Cang-malalag
Can-oan
Helen
Nonoc
Poblacion (North and South)
Ponong
Sabang
Sandugan
Taculing
Etymology
bangkal: Leichhardt tree
palanas: layers of large flat stones
cang manto: old man
tambo: to look outside (for Moro pirates)
gabayan: log; old name: Canghalawig
Bisaya for "stairs (made of rock)"
kinalamdagan: santilmo (St. Elmo's fire: rare plasma-based blue/violet "lighting" in the clouds, named for the patron saint of sailors)
Nage and Erong: names of twin brothers
Spanish for "town center"
po-o: eroded, vanishing (soil)
si Sima icolan/iduyan: to put Mariasima in the cradle
manok: chickens; tagmanoc: shells
Old name of Lazi
tugnaw: cold (place)
ytay: maiden
Barangay
Cabangcalan (Upper and Lower)
Campalanas
Canggomantong
Catambo-an
Gabayan
Kimba (Quimba)
Kinamandagan
Nagerong
Poblacion
Po-o
Simacolong
Tagmanocan
Tigbawan
Tignao
Ytaya
Etymology
bogo tree
bonga: betel palm
kalabasan/kalabasa: squash
kanda-ison ug aping: dimpled cheeks
taroc/tarok: bandits being killed with spears and bow and arrow
lico/liko: fruit of a camansili (Manila tamarind) tree
lilo: strong seawater current
look: C-shaped coast/bay; look/tuok: to strangle
ughukan: to call to attention with a loud voice
olang/ulang: barricade
pasong: large wooden water basin
Spanish for "town center"
saguing: plenty of bananas near a spring
Oldest barangay
Bisaya for "vanishing water"
Barangay
Bogo
Bonga
Cabal-asan
Candaping (A and B)
Cantaroc (A and B)
Lico-an
Lilo-an
Looc
Logucan
Olang
Pisong (A and B)
Poblacion (Norte and Sur)
Saguing
Sawang
Tag-ibo
Etymology
sa ka Anas Agan: at the place of Anastacio Agan
muna: widow
dura: fairy
sayang: daughter of a local chieftain
Old name of San Juan
tulay: grass
lala: enchanted (Alangasing tree)
na-it-it: dried up (water)
palit: to buy (water from the well)
pasihag: putting the hands over the eyes as binoculars (guarding coastal areas against pirates, presumably Moros)
Spanish for "town center"
solang: chin (meager income)
atabay diyot: small well
tambis: fruit
timba: container
Bisaya for "spring" (source of water)
Barangay
Cang-asagan
Cang-muang
Candura
Cansayang
Capilay/Macapilay
Catulayan
Lala-o
Maite
Paliton
Pasihagon
Poblacion
Solangon
Tag-ibo
Tambisan
Timbaon
Tubod
Etymology
banban: shrub; balanban: fish
anay: termites
lalin: transferring or migrating to somewhere else
canal: spring (source of water)
adieng: owner of a creek
calaw-ang law-angan: holes
Candoy and Candasa: names of a couple
tuyom: sea urchin
gadahunog: sound of thunder
Inte and Cang: names of a couple
isad: woman with three sons
itik: wild ducks
ipil: tree
duman na huug: fell from a coconut tree
Bisaya for "high/above;" hill/mountaintop
lurang/hupas: subside
an enchanted mortar
ulo: head; in this case, a beheaded priest
pangi: tree
pan and utan: abundance of vegetables and cassava
hagupili: tree
Spanish for "town center"
pula: red; yuta: land/soil
saba: noisy; sab-a: banana
St. Anthony
See etymology for the island of Siquijor
taclob: cover (of something); not to be confused with Tacloban, Leyte
Bisaya for "cats and dogs"
Barangay
Banban
Candanay (Norte and Sur)
Calalinan
Canal
Cang-adieng
Cang-alwang
Cang-asa
Cang-atuyom
Cang-hunoghunong
Cang-inte
Cang-isad
Caitican
Caipilan
Dumanhog
Ibabao
Luyang
Luzong
Olo
Pangi
Panlautan
Pili
Poblacion (Norte and Sur)
Pulangyuta
Sabang
San Antonio
Siquijor
Tacloban
Tacdog
Etymology
Bisaya for "I don't know;" split from Balolang, Larena
nabuong/nabuak: broken
bitaug (oil nut or mastwood) tree
kamugaw (kaffir lime) tree
kalibuan/libo: a thousand fireflies
kapan: old treasure box
olaje: swell from the sea
pari: priest; pari-an: place where Mass was celebrated
Spanish for "town center"
ilung tulapos: orphaned children
Barangay
Balolang
Binoongan
Bitaug
Camogao
Libo
Lumangcapan
Olave
Pari-an
Poblacion
Tulapos
Etymology
bagakay: thornless bamboo shrub
Bisaya for "I don't know"
basakan/basa: wet and muddy ricefields
Bisaya for "hill"
bintan: haunted place
buli (Gebang palm)
kalonasan: kalo (abundance) and nasan/kinhason (shells)
tigum: meeting place
lambo: fishing net
alyas: alias
apa: fat; fatty parts of the body
bagsa/dagsa: mysterious maiden
lalag: trees with yellow leaves
kan-anan: eating pace; kan-onan: abundance of food
Wife of former Gov. Eulogio Omictin
nonoc: West Indian jasmine tree
Spanish for "town center"
Bisaya for "fishpond"
saba: noisy; sab-a: banana
sandug/sanduganan: place where varied fishes abound
Type of fish
Barangay
Bagacay
Balolang
Basac
Bontod
Bintangan
Cabulihan
Calunasan
Candigum
Canlambo
Cang-allas
Cang-apa
Cang-bagsa
Cang-malalag
Can-oan
Helen
Nonoc
Poblacion (North and South)
Ponong
Sabang
Sandugan
Taculing
Etymology
bangkal: Leichhardt tree
palanas: layers of large flat stones
cang manto: old man
tambo: to look outside (for Moro pirates)
gabayan: log; old name: Canghalawig
Bisaya for "stairs (made of rock)"
kinalamdagan: santilmo (St. Elmo's fire: rare plasma-based blue/violet "lighting" in the clouds, named for the patron saint of sailors)
Nage and Erong: names of twin brothers
Spanish for "town center"
po-o: eroded, vanishing (soil)
si Sima icolan/iduyan: to put Mariasima in the cradle
manok: chickens; tagmanoc: shells
Old name of Lazi
tugnaw: cold (place)
ytay: maiden
Barangay
Cabangcalan (Upper and Lower)
Campalanas
Canggomantong
Catambo-an
Gabayan
Kimba (Quimba)
Kinamandagan
Nagerong
Poblacion
Po-o
Simacolong
Tagmanocan
Tigbawan
Tignao
Ytaya
Etymology
bogo tree
bonga: betel palm
kalabasan/kalabasa: squash
kanda-ison ug aping: dimpled cheeks
taroc/tarok: bandits being killed with spears and bow and arrow
lico/liko: fruit of a camansili (Manila tamarind) tree
lilo: strong seawater current
look: C-shaped coast/bay; look/tuok: to strangle
ughukan: to call to attention with a loud voice
olang/ulang: barricade
pasong: large wooden water basin
Spanish for "town center"
saguing: plenty of bananas near a spring
Oldest barangay
Barangay
Bogo
Bonga
Cabal-asan
Candaping (A and B)
Cantaroc (A and B)
Lico-an
Lilo-an
Looc
Logucan
Olang
Pisong (A and B)
Poblacion (Norte and Sur)
Saguing
Sawang
Etymology
sa ka Anas Agan: at the place of Anastacio Agan
muna: widow
dura: fairy
sayang: daughter of a local chieftain
Old name of San Juan
tulay: grass
lala: enchanted (Alangasing tree)
na-it-it: dried up (water)
palit: to buy (water from the well)
pasihag: putting the hands over the eyes as binoculars (guarding coastal areas against pirates, presumably Moros)
Spanish for "town center"
solang: chin (meager income)
atabay diyot: small well
tambis: fruit
timba: container
Bisaya for "spring" (source of water)
Barangay
Cang-asagan
Cang-muang
Candura
Cansayang
Capilay/
Macapilay
Catulayan
Lala-o
Maite
Paliton
Pasihagon
Poblacion
Solangon
Tag-ibo
Tambisan
Timbaon
Tubod
Etymology
banban: shrub; balanban: fish
anay: termites
lalin: transferring or migrating to somewhere else
canal: spring (source of water)
adieng: owner of a creek
calaw-ang law-angan: holes
Candoy and Candasa: names of a couple
tuyom: sea urchin
gadahunog: sound of thunder
Inte and Cang: names of a couple
isad: woman with three sons
itik: wild ducks
ipil: tree
duman na huug: fell from a coconut tree
Bisaya for "high/above;" hill/mountaintop
lurang/hupas: subside
an enchanted mortar
ulo: head; in this case, a beheaded priest
pangi: tree
pan and utan: abundance of vegetables and cassava
hagupili: tree
Spanish for "town center"
pula: red; yuta: land/soil
saba: noisy; sab-a: banana
St. Anthony
See etymology for the island of Siquijor
taclob: cover (of something); not to be confused with Tacloban, Leyte
Bisaya for "cats and dogs"
Bisaya for "vanishing water"
Barangay
Banban
Candanay (Norte and Sur)
Calalinan
Canal
Cang-adieng
Cang-alwang
Cang-asa
Cang-atuyom
Cang-hunoghunong
Cang-inte
Cang-isad
Caitican
Caipilan
Dumanhog
Ibabao
Luyang
Luzong
Olo
Pangi
Panlautan
Pili
Poblacion (Norte and Sur)
Pulangyuta
Sabang
San Antonio
Siquijor
Tacloban
Tacdog
Tag-ibo
Etymology
Bisaya for "I don't know;" split from Balolang, Larena
nabuong/nabuak: broken
bitaug (oil nut or mastwood) tree
kamugaw (kaffir lime) tree
kalibuan/libo: a thousand fireflies
kapan: old treasure box
olaje: swell from the sea
pari: priest; pari-an: place where Mass was celebrated
Spanish for "town center"
ilung tulapos: orphaned children
Barangay
Balolang
Binoongan
Bitaug
Camogao
Libo
Lumangcapan
Olave
Pari-an
Poblacion
Tulapos
Etymology
bagakay: thornless bamboo shrub
Bisaya for "I don't know"
basakan/basa: wet and muddy ricefields
Bisaya for "hill"
bintan: haunted place
buli (Gebang palm)
kalonasan: kalo (abundance) and nasan/kinhason (shells)
tigum: meeting place
lambo: fishing net
alyas: alias
apa: fat; fatty parts of the body
bagsa/dagsa: mysterious maiden
lalag: trees with yellow leaves
kan-anan: eating pace; kan-onan: abundance of food
Wife of former Gov. Eulogio Omictin
nonoc: West Indian jasmine tree
Spanish for "town center"
Bisaya for "fishpond"
saba: noisy; sab-a: banana
sandug/sanduganan: place where varied fishes abound
Type of fish
Barangay
Bagacay
Balolang
Basac
Bontod
Bintangan
Cabulihan
Calunasan
Candigum
Canlambo
Cang-allas
Cang-apa
Cang-bagsa
Cang-malalag
Can-oan
Helen
Nonoc
Poblacion (North and South)
Ponong
Sabang
Sandugan
Taculing
Etymology
bangkal: Leichhardt tree
palanas: layers of large flat stones
cang manto: old man
tambo: to look outside (for Moro pirates)
gabayan: log; old name: Canghalawig
Bisaya for "stairs (made of rock)"
kinalamdagan: santilmo (St. Elmo's fire: rare plasma-based blue/violet "lighting" in the clouds, named for the patron saint of sailors)
Nage and Erong: names of twin brothers
Spanish for "town center"
po-o: eroded, vanishing (soil)
si Sima icolan/iduyan: to put Mariasima in the cradle
manok: chickens; tagmanoc: shells
Old name of Lazi
tugnaw: cold (place)
ytay: maiden
Barangay
Cabangcalan (Upper and Lower)
Campalanas
Canggomantong
Catambo-an
Gabayan
Kimba (Quimba)
Kinamandagan
Nagerong
Poblacion
Po-o
Simacolong
Tagmanocan
Tigbawan
Tignao
Ytaya
Etymology
bogo tree
bonga: betel palm
kalabasan/kalabasa: squash
kanda-ison ug aping: dimpled cheeks
taroc/tarok: bandits being killed with spears and bow and arrow
lico/liko: fruit of a camansili (Manila tamarind) tree
lilo: strong seawater current
look: C-shaped coast/bay; look/tuok: to strangle
ughukan: to call to attention with a loud voice
olang/ulang: barricade
pasong: large wooden water basin
Spanish for "town center"
saguing: plenty of bananas near a spring
Oldest barangay
Barangay
Bogo
Bonga
Cabal-asan
Candaping (A and B)
Cantaroc (A and B)
Lico-an
Lilo-an
Looc
Logucan
Olang
Pisong (A and B)
Poblacion (Norte and Sur)
Saguing
Sawang
Etymology
sa ka Anas Agan: at the place of Anastacio Agan
muna: widow
dura: fairy
sayang: daughter of a local chieftain
Old name of San Juan
tulay: grass
lala: enchanted (Alangasing tree)
na-it-it: dried up (water)
palit: to buy (water from the well)
pasihag: putting the hands over the eyes as binoculars (guarding coastal areas against pirates, presumably Moros)
Spanish for "town center"
solang: chin (meager income)
atabay diyot: small well
tambis: fruit
timba: container
Bisaya for "spring" (source of water)
Barangay
Cang-asagan
Cang-muang
Candura
Cansayang
Capilay/
Macapilay
Catulayan
Lala-o
Maite
Paliton
Pasihagon
Poblacion
Solangon
Tag-ibo
Tambisan
Timbaon
Tubod
Etymology
banban: shrub; balanban: fish
anay: termites
lalin: transferring or migrating to somewhere else
canal: spring (source of water)
adieng: owner of a creek
calaw-ang law-angan: holes
Candoy and Candasa: names of a couple
tuyom: sea urchin
gadahunog: sound of thunder
Inte and Cang: names of a couple
isad: woman with three sons
itik: wild ducks
ipil: tree
duman na huug: fell from a coconut tree
Bisaya for "high/above;" hill/mountaintop
lurang/hupas: subside
an enchanted mortar
ulo: head; in this case, a beheaded priest
pangi: tree
pan and utan: abundance of vegetables and cassava
hagupili: tree
Spanish for "town center"
pula: red; yuta: land/soil
saba: noisy; sab-a: banana
St. Anthony
See etymology for the island of Siquijor
taclob: cover (of something); not to be confused with Tacloban, Leyte
Bisaya for "cats and dogs"
Bisaya for "vanishing water"
Barangay
Banban
Candanay (Norte and Sur)
Calalinan
Canal
Cang-adieng
Cang-alwang
Cang-asa
Cang-atuyom
Cang-hunoghunong
Cang-inte
Cang-isad
Caitican
Caipilan
Dumanhog
Ibabao
Luyang
Luzong
Olo
Pangi
Panlautan
Pili
Poblacion (Norte and Sur)
Pulangyuta
Sabang
San Antonio
Siquijor
Tacloban
Tacdog
Tag-ibo