THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Teofilo
Teofilo is recorded as a female given name in Cebuano. The source gives a linguistic connection through Spanish, specifically the form Teófilo.
The etymology is not settled. The explanation above keeps the source’s uncertainty rather than assigning a definite meaning.
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.
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
CebuanoEtymology & source
From Spanish Teófilo.
a female given name
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People with the name Teofilo
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
Teofilo Camomot
Filipino bishop and Venerable (1914–1988)
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Teofilo Sison
Filipino politician (1880-1975)
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
19
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
2
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Teofilo Camomot, Teofilo Sison
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Teofilo 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 Teofilo
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
- Teófilo♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Teofila♀Spanish form: Teófila
- Teofillo·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Leonilo·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Teodulo♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Teofisto·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Cerilo·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Germilo·Recorded Philippine given-name form
What rhymes with Teofilo?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Teofilo 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.
- 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 Q15878011 — Teofilo (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Teofilo Camomot (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q15878011 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Teofilo Sison (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q15878011 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Teofilo (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.