Bagtas

See also: bagtas

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

After Bagtas, also spelled Balagtas, a Tagalog nobleman who ruled Namayan, a historical polity located in what is now Santa Ana, a district of present-day Manila.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baɡˈtas/ [bɐɡˈt̪as]
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: Bag‧tas

Proper noun

Bagtás (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜄ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔)

  1. a surname from Tagalog
  2. a barangay of Tanza, Cavite, Philippines

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Bagtas is the 1,713th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 6,509 individuals.
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