Dayanghirang

Cebuano

Etymology

From Tagalog Dayanghirang, after Dayang Hirang (“the Chosen Lady”), the title and name of a Tagalog noblewoman from Batangas. Mostly found among ethnic Tagalog stock in Mindanao whose ancestors bearing the surname came from Batangas during the late Spanish and American colonial periods and since postwar era. This surname is mostly borne by politicians and government officials in Davao Region.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Da‧yang‧hi‧rang
• IPA^(key): /dajaŋˈhiɾaŋ/ [d̪ɐ.jɐŋˈhi.ɾ̪ɐŋ]

Proper noun

Dayanghirang (Badlit spelling ᜇᜌᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜇᜅ᜔)

1. a surname from Tagalog, mostly found among ethnic Tagalog descent who reside in Mindanao, mainly in Davao Region who are most notably government officials and politicians

Tagalog

Etymology

From Dayang Hirang (“the Chosen Lady”), the title and name of a noblewoman from Batangas, which became a cognomen after conversion to Christianity and was adopted as hereditary surname thereafter during Spanish rule. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /dajaŋˈhiɾaŋ/ [d̪ɐ.jɐŋˈhiː.ɾɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -iɾaŋ
• Syllabification: Da‧yang‧hi‧rang

Proper noun

Dayanghirang (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜌᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜇᜅ᜔)

1. a surname from Tagalog, most common in Batangas

See also

• Madlangbayan
• Punongbayan