THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Prince
Prince is recorded as a male given name in Tagalog and Cebuano. The source gives a linguistic connection through English, specifically the form Prince.
Pronunciation & syllables
Dictionary readings are kept by language. Select the reading that matches your intended pronunciation. Dots show the source’s written divisions; they are not a universal syllable count across languages.
Tagalog
- /ˈpɾins/Standard-Tagalog
- [ˈpɾɪn̪s]Standard-Tagalog
Prince1 source divisions
Dictionary reading & contributors ↗Wiktionary contributors / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
TagalogEtymology & source
Unadapted borrowing from English Prince.
a male given name from English
Wiktionary: Prince (Tagalog) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
CebuanoEtymology & source
From English Prince.
a male given name from English
Wiktionary: Prince (Cebuano) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
EnglishEtymology & source
A male given name from English in occasional use.
Wiktionary: Prince (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Prince
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
Prince Stefan
Filipino actor
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Prince Villanueva
Philippine actor
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
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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
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Prince Stefan, Prince Villanueva
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Prince 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 Prince
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
- France♂♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Princess♀Princess, a royal title used as a name
- Prisco·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Vince♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Lance♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Laurince·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Primo·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Terence♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
What rhymes with Prince?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Prince 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.
- Wikidata given-name item Q16280695 — Prince (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Prince Stefan (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q16280695 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Prince Villanueva (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q16280695 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Prince (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Prince (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Prince (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.