MEANING & HISTORY
What does Epifanio mean?
Epifanio reaches Greek Epiphanios through Latin Epiphanius. The source word epiphaneia describes an appearance or manifestation.
Its Christian association with Epiphany explains the devotional history; that association is more specific than describing it merely as a religious name. Epifanía and Epifania are related feminine forms in Spanish and Italian.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
People with the name Epifanio
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Epifanio de los Santos
Philippine historial and journalist
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Vicente Madrigal
Philippine business tycoon and politician (1880-1972)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
8
eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗Wikidata
5
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Epifanio de los Santos, Vicente Madrigal
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Epifanio 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 →
Similar names to Epifanio
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
- Apolonio♂Name derived from Apollo
- Ephraim♂Fruitful, in the biblical name tradition
- Eugenio♂Well born; from Greek Eugenios
- Higinio♂Healthy; from Greek Hyginos
- Antonio♂Spanish and Italian form of Antonius
- Arsenio♂Form of Greek Arsenios: virile or masculine
- Celedonio♂Swallow-like; from Greek Khelidonios
- Eplong♀Familiar April through the adapted form Eprol
What rhymes with Epifanio?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Epifanio further
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wikidata given-name item Q3726874 — Epifanio (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Epifanio de los Santos (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q3726874 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Vicente Madrigal (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q3726874 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Behind the Name — Epifanio (opens in a new tab)
Consulted exact-name relationship or linked etymological account, 2026-10-25; see the individual explanation for the supported chain.