MEANING & HISTORY
What does Bintoy mean?
Bintoy is documented as a familiar form of Vincent and Vicente, using a clipped name and oy. Both parents continue Latin Vincentius, associated with conquering.
The local nickname changes the transmitted sound pattern rather than adding a second ancient root. Its relationship with the longer names is explicit, unlike a connection guessed merely from a matching initial.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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CebuanoEtymology & source
A diminutive of Vincent. From Vincent + -oy.
a diminutive of the male given names Vincent and Vicente
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PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Bintoy 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 Bintoy
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
- Biktoy♂Philippine familiar form of Victor
- Binsoy♂Familiar form recorded for Alvin, Vincent, or Kevin
- Bitoy♂Familiar form of Victor with -oy
- Intoy♂Cebuano familiar form of Vincent or Vicente
- Bikoy♂Victor familiar form; winner-name tradition
- Bipoy♂Blend of Vincent Paul with an affectionate ending
- Kentoy♂Kent with oy; Kenneth also a familiar-name base
- Kitoy♂Keith with the familiar ending oy
What rhymes with Bintoy?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
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- Wiktionary contributors — Bintoy (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary: Bintoy (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.
- Wiktionary: Vincent (opens in a new tab)
Exact parent or lexical step in the documented formation; local relationship is supported by the exact name entry.
- Wiktionary: Vicente (opens in a new tab)
Exact parent or lexical step in the documented formation; local relationship is supported by the exact name entry.
- Behind the Name: victor (opens in a new tab)
Latin winner/conqueror root used only through the explicitly attested Victor/Vincent parent family.