Given name & surname · also Spanish
Cebu
“to dive into the water”
Cebu is a surname from Spanish (ultimately Cebuano). It is used in Cebuano.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cebu goes back to Spanish Cebú, meaning “to dive into the water.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Cebu comes from Spanish, and ultimately from Cebuano.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Cebu’s family of names
In Cebuano usage, Cebu as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Sugbo. In Cebuano usage, Cebu as a surname has a related form in ZEBU. In Cebuano usage, Cebu as a surname has a related form in Zubu.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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