Where does “Gatmaitan” come from?

Gatmaitan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog Gat — historical title of nobility for a man of recognized prominence or greatness, especially of Philippine heroes: Lord; Sir used before a name.

Gatmaitan (Tagalog): mostly concentrated in Batangas and Oriental Mindoro

Definitions

  1. mostly concentrated in Batangas and Oriental Mindoro

Ancestry of “Gatmaitan”, step by step

Gatmaitan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog Gat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogGathistorical title of nobility for a man of recognized prominence or greatness, especially of Philippine heroes: Lord; Sir used before a name

via Tagalog Mait

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogMait
Every word from Tagalog Gat
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