Gatchalian

English

Etymology

Filipino surname, from Gatchalian, Hispanicized form of Gat Sa Li-han, title of a legendary ruler of Ma-i (an ancient precolonial state in the Philippines)

Proper noun

Gatchalian (plural Gatchalians)

1. A surname from Tagalog.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gatchalian is the 29231^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 810 individuals. Gatchalian is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (92.47%) individuals.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Gatsalian

Etymology

From Gat (“Lord”) +‎ sa (“object marker”) +‎ Li-han (“old name of Malolos city”), title of a legendary ruler of Ma-i (an ancient precolonial state in the Philippines).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡat͡ʃalˈjan/ [ɡɐ.t͡ʃɐlˈjan̪]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ɡatsalˈjan/ [ɡɐt̪.sɐlˈjan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: Gat‧chal‧ian

Proper noun

Gatchalián (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜆ᜔ᜐᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from Tagalog

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Gatchalian is the 256^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 28,872 individuals.

See also

• Gatbonton
• Gatdula
• Gatmaitan
• Gatpandan