What do you think of these Filipino names?

Question

Malaya - means "free"

Maganda - means "beautiful"

Gelynne (jeh-lynne) - means "fair"

out of curiosity...

:D

Answer 1

Malaya is the best.  

Answer 2

I'm Filipino, and I can tell you if I came across a little girl named Maganda, I'd think it sounded pretentious.  It's like calling a little girl "Beautiful" in English.  It's not common enough as a name (Like "Bella") to pass off.

My vote is for Malaya.  It's not a common enough word in Tagalog to make people cringe.  Gelynne is also very pretty...  

Answer 3

i like number 1 and 2.  in fact i suggested those names to someone else on here! =0)

Answer 4

They're all beautiful words, but, today, it's actually pretty uncommon to hear them being used as names. A majority of Filipinos have Spanish or very  Western-sounding first names.

Also, because of the 300+ years that the Philippines was under Spanish rule, most of them have Spanish surnames...so it's pretty rare to find someone with a truly 'Filipino' name. (I asked my mother, and the only person she could think of, at the moment, was an actor called Bayani Agbayani.)

It's not a common trend to use familiar Tagalog words as names in the Philippines. A combination like that just wouldn't ring, to most people.

My mother says she'd find it a little weird if she met someone named 'Maganda' or 'Malaya'. (Gelynne might pass, because it's more of an obscure word, and almost sounds like a foreign name.) It might even seem less odd if a person in an English speaking country had these names, because there, they'd just sound exotic.

Answer 5

Malaya is nice.

Answer 6

i love malaya.

my brother n his gf considered that name when they were having their baby

Answer 7

I thank you for sharing these names with me, and their meanings, they are beautiful, all of them, are unique, special, just like the child  will be!

Answer 8

They're nice

Malaya is my favourite.