THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Adelito
Adelito is recorded as a male given name in Cebuano. Its individual lexical definition is supplied below. The entry’s language identifies where this name sense is documented, without establishing an ultimate etymological origin.
The etymology is not settled. The explanation above keeps the source’s uncertainty rather than assigning a definite meaning.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
CebuanoEtymology & source
a male given name
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PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Adelito in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Adelito
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Abelito·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Adelino·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Adelina♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Adeline♀Etymology uncertain; see source accounts
- Adorlito·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Alderito·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Alfelito·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Alito·Recorded Philippine given-name form
What rhymes with Adelito?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Adelito further
Follow the sources
- Wiktionary contributors — Adelito (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.