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Spanish NAME IN THE PHILIPPINES

Rosario.

Name formation documented in dictionary sources

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Language / origin
Spanish
Gender context
Girl
Letters
7
Words
1
Syllables / divisions
3
First letter
R
Evidence layers
3

Synthetic Filipino reading. Personal and regional pronunciations can differ.

THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT

The story behind Rosario

Rosario is recorded as a female given name in Tagalog and Cebuano. The source gives a linguistic connection through Spanish, specifically the form Rosario.

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

  • /ɾoˈsaɾjo/Standard-Tagalog
  • [ɾoˈsaɾ.jo]Standard-Tagalog

Ro · sar · io3 source divisions

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Cebuano

  • /ɾoˈsaɾjo/
  • [ɾ̪oˈs̪aɾ̪.jo]

Ro · sa · rio3 source divisions

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Spanish

  • /roˈsaɾjo/
  • [roˈsa.ɾjo]

Ro · sa · rio3 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.

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 Rosario

Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.

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

18

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

7

distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim

Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Rosario Manalo, Rosario Moreno

PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS

Rosario in the birth records

Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.

No exact-spelling count for Rosario appears in the PSA top-ten tables included here. This does not mean zero births or prove that the name is rare.

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 Rosario

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What rhymes with Rosario?

Matches share a dictionary-supplied rhyme key in the stated language. Check the recorded reading; another language or accent can change the rhyme.

Names with a similar written ending

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Recorded combinations with Rosario

3 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.

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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Wikidata given-name item Q1069827 — Rosario (opens in a new tab)

    Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.

  5. Wikidata — Rosario Manalo (opens in a new tab)

    Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q1069827 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.

  6. Wikidata — Rosario Moreno (opens in a new tab)

    Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q1069827 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.

  7. Wiktionary contributors — Rosario (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)

    Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.

  8. Wiktionary contributors — Rosario (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)

    Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.

  9. Wiktionary contributors — Rosario (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)

    Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.

  10. Wiktionary contributors — Rosario (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)

    Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.

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