MEANING & HISTORY
What does Apleng mean?
Apleng is explicitly recorded as a Cebuano familiar form of Apple with ng. Apple is an English fruit-word name, with an older word history through Middle English and Old English.
The local adaptation is a personal-name formation, not an independently ancient Cebuano word meaning beautiful flower.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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CebuanoEtymology & source
From Apple + -ng.
a diminutive of the female given name Apple
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PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Apleng in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Related forms & spellings
Related forms may have their own language histories. They are not included in this spelling’s PSA count.
Similar names to Apleng
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
- Andeng♀Andrea through Andi with the familiar ending ng
- Loleng♀Lola with ing, from Dolores
- Paeng♂Familiar form of Rafael; God heals
- Poleng♀Philippine familiar form of Paulina or Paula
- Apple♀Apple fruit; English word-name
- Domeng♂Of the Lord, through Domingo
- Enteng♂Conquering, through familiar Vicente
- Neneng♀Affectionate young-girl address with a familiar ending
What rhymes with Apleng?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Apleng further
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- Wiktionary contributors — Apleng (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Behind the Name — Apple (opens in a new tab)
Consulted account of the name’s formation, relevant root elements, or explicitly linked base name.