Surname · also Spanish
Quiapo
“aquatic flower”
Quiapo is a surname from Spanish, ultimately from Tamil. It is used in Cebuano.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Quiapo goes back to Tamil கயப்பூ, meaning “aquatic flower.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Quiapo comes from Spanish, and ultimately from Tamil.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Spanish Quiapo, from Tagalog kiyapo, from Tamil கயப்பூ (“aquatic flower”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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