Balagtas

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Tagalog

Etymology

Alternative form of Bagtas, a legendary leader of Namayan.

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Balagtás (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜄ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔)

  1. Francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet (1788-1862)
  2. Balagtas (a municipality of Bulacan, Philippines)
    Synonym: Bigaa
  3. Balagtas (a barangay of Batangas, City Batangas, Philippines)
  4. a surname from Tagalog, borne by the ancestors and followers of the legendary leader Bagtas of Namayan

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