THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Panyong
Panyong is recorded as a male given name in Cebuano. Its lexical definition links this spelling with the longer name or names Epifanio as a short or familiar form.
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
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CebuanoEtymology & source
A diminutive of Epifanio. From Epifanio + -ng.
a diminutive of the male given name Epifanio
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PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Panyong 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 Panyong
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
- Panyang♀Short form of Epifania
- Asyong♂Short form of Ignacio, Nicasio, and Horacio, etc
- Donyong♂Short form of Celedonio
- Pannang·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Peryong♂Short form of Porferio and Exuperio
- Adong♂Short form of Adonis and Condrado
- Aldong♂Short form of Reynaldo
- Among·Recorded Philippine given-name form
What rhymes with Panyong?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
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- Wiktionary contributors — Panyong (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.