Given name & surname · also Spanish
Mindanao
“resident”·“lake”
Mindanao is a surname from Spanish, ultimately from Maguindanao. It is used in Tagalog.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mindanao is built from elements meaning “resident” and “lake”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Mindanao comes from Spanish, and ultimately from Maguindanao.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Spanish Mindanao, from Spanish Maguindánao, from Maguindanao Magindanaw, built from Maguindanao maginged (“resident”) + danaw (“lake”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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