MEANING & HISTORY
What does King mean?
King is explicitly recorded in Cebuano as a name from the English word. The English title continues Old English cyning and also occurs as a surname.
A personal name can adopt the title without conferring political office or hereditary status. The direct ruler-word meaning is the lexical explanation.
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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.
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
CebuanoEtymology & source
From English king.
a male given name from English
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
King 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 King
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
- Bing♂♀Personal nickname with a documented Bingville association
- Iking♂Familiar Enrique through Ike
- Kina♀Cebuano clipping of Joaquina
- Ling·Spirit or bell in particular Chinese writings
- Ning·Peaceful or calm in one Chinese writing
- Ting·Pretty or graceful, when written 婷 in Chinese
- Abing♀Isabel with the familiar ending ing
- Ising♀Clipped Crescencia with the familiar ending ng
What rhymes with King?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
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- Wiktionary contributors — King (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Behind the Name — King (opens in a new tab)
Consulted account of the name’s formation, relevant root elements, or explicitly linked base name.