MEANING & HISTORY
What does Rojo mean?
Nordic Names explicitly records exact Rojo as a Finnish Robert pet form, whose parent has fame and bright elements. Separately, FundéuRAE identifies rojo as a Spanish colour adjective.
These independent language accounts are stated separately; the Philippine record does not select a bearer’s family intention.
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.
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 ↗THE RECORDED SPELLING
Find Rojo in the sources
Public-record evidence
OpenHalalan · COMELEC · 2001
Given-name field in the source
ROJOCSV record 12,546 (header counted as record 1)
The source transcribes elected-candidate lists. The record number locates the quoted given-name field.
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Rojo 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 Rojo
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
- Jojo♂♀Repeated form of Jo
- Roji·As a historical Malay word: daily bread
- Rolo·Variant of Rollo in the Rolf–Rudolf family
- Rob♂Short form of Robert; bright fame
- Rocco♂Germanic saint-name, possibly linked with crow or rook
- Rod♂Short form of Roderick or Rodney
- Rody♂Familiar form of Rodelio, Rodolfo or Rodrigo
- Roel♂Dutch familiar form of Roeland or Roelof
What rhymes with Rojo?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
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- 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.
- Nordic Names: Rojo (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling and specific name formation.
- Behind the Name: Robert (opens in a new tab)
Exact form and documented name relationship.
- FundéuRAE: plural de los colores (opens in a new tab)
Institutional Spanish language account explicitly identifies rojo among direct colour adjectives; independent word reading, not universal name derivation.