Bato

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bato"

English

Etymology

Derived from Philippine bato ("rock, stone"), from Proto-Philippine *batu.

Proper noun

Bato

1. A municipality of Catanduanes, Philippines.
2. A municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines.
3. A municipality of Leyte, Philippines.
4. Various barangays of the Philippines.

Related terms

• Afusing Bato
• Ambato Legleg
• Arkong Bato
• Balong-Bato
• Balong Bato
• Batbato
• Bato-Alatbang
• Batobalani
• Bato Bato
• Bato-bato
• Batobato
• Bato-bato
• Bato Batoray
• Bato Biasong
• Batohonan
• Batolacongan
• Batolinao
• Batonan Norte
• Batonan Sur
• Batong Buhay
• Batong Dalig
• Batong-Labang
• Batong Malake
• Batong Paloway
• Batotuling
• Bato Ugis
• Biak-na-Bato
• Biyaknabato
• Buayang Bato
• Bugtongbato
• Butas Na Bato
• Cabato-an
• Coral na Bato
• Cuebang Bato
• Datal Batong
• Gibato
• Hagdang Bato Itaas
• Hagdang Bato Libis
• Icanbato
• Itombato
• Kulay Bato
• Lawang Bato
• Layogbato
• Libato
• Limbatong
• Lower Bato-bato
• Mabato
• Mabato-Azufre
• Mabatobato
• Macabato
• Magbato
• Malapad Na Bato
• Malimbato
• Mapulang Bato
• Matobato
• Maybato
• Maybato Norte
• Maybato Sur
• Paquibato
• Polambato
• Poonbato
• Potingbato
• Pula Bato
• Pula-bato
• Pulangbato
• Pulang-Bato
• Pulang Bato
• Puting-bato
• Putingbato
• Puting Bato
• Puting Bato East
• Puting Bato West
• Sabangan-Bato
• Sahaya Bohe Bato
• Salang Bato
• Sapang Bato
• Sapangbato
• Sibato
• Sumbato
• Tabu-Bato
• Tandubato
• Tandu-Bato
• Tongbato
• Tulay na Bato
• Upper Bato-bato

Anagrams

• BOAT, Tabo, atob, boat

Albanian

Alternative forms

• Baton

Proper noun

Bato f

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Bato

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	Bato	Batoja
accusative		Baton
dative/ablative	Batoje	Batos

References

• Kostallari, Androkli et al., editors (1982), “Báto, -ja”, in Fjalor me emra njerëzish [Dictionary of personal names] (in Albanian), Tirana: 8 Nëntori, page 147

Cebuano

Etymology

From bato.

Proper noun

Bato

1. a male given name from Cebuano
2. a municipality of Leyte
3. a barangay of Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur, Davao Region, Philippines

Central Bikol

Proper noun

Bato

1. a municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines

Latin

Etymology

Of Illyrian origin; compared to the root of Latin battuo (“I beat”) (Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰ- (“to stab”)) or for (“I speak”) (Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti (“to speak”)).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈba.tɔ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈbaː.to]

Proper noun

Bato m sg (genitive Batois); third declension

1. A chieftain of the Illyrians

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Bato
genitive	Batois
dative	Batoī
accusative	Batoem
ablative	Batoe
vocative	Bato

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ˈto/, [ba.ˈto]

Proper noun

Bato

1. a male given name

Usage notes

• A Sakizaya personal name follows this structure: given name + parent’s name (usually father’s name) + o (possessive marker) + family name. Example: Tuku Tiway o Sayun.

References

• Center for aboriginal studies (2014), “Bato”, in 原住民族人名譜 [Dictionary of Indigenous Names in Taiwan]‎^[1] (in Chinese), Taipei: Council of Indigenous Peoples

Tagalog

Etymology

From bato (“stone”), a word shared in different Philippine languages.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈto/ [bɐˈt̪o]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: Ba‧to
• Homophone: bato

Proper noun

Bató (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓ)

1. a barangay of Badoc, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
2. Bato (former name of Poblacion Norte: a barangay of Burgos, Ilocos Sur, Philippines)
3. a barangay of Cabugao, Ilocos Sur, Philippines
4. a barangay of Naguilian, La Union, Philippines
5. a barangay of San Fernando, La Union, Philippines
6. a barangay of Palauig, Zambales, Philippines
7. a barangay of Mauban, Quezon, Philippines
8. a barangay of Panukulan, Quezon, Philippines
9. a barangay of Bansud, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines
10. a barangay of Taytay, Palawan, Philippines
11. a municipality of Catanduanes, Philippines
12. Bato (former name of Tinaclipan: a barangay of Milagros, Masbate, Philippines)
13. a barangay of Sorsogon City, Sorsogon, Philippines
14. a barangay of Panay, Capiz, Philippines
15. a barangay of Roxas, Capiz, Philippines
16. a barangay of Sara, Iloilo, Philippines
17. a barangay of Tubungan, Iloilo, Philippines
18. a barangay of Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, Philippines
19. a barangay of Sagay, Negros Occidental, Philippines
20. Bato (former name of Villasol: a barangay of Bayawan, Negros Oriental, Philippines)
21. a barangay of Mabinay, Negros Oriental, Philippines
22. a barangay of Buenavista, Bohol, Philippines
23. a barangay of Guindulman, Bohol, Philippines
24. a barangay of Badian, Cebu, Philippines
25. a barangay of Sibonga, Cebu, Philippines
26. a barangay of Toledo, Cebu, Philippines
27. a barangay of Arteche, Eastern Samar, Philippines
28. a barangay of Borongan, Eastern Samar, Philippines
29. a barangay of Oras, Eastern Samar, Philippines
30. a barangay of Alangalang, Leyte, Philippines
31. a municipality of Leyte, Philippines
32. a barangay of Gamay, Northern Samar, Philippines
33. a barangay of Paranas, Samar, Philippines
34. several barangays of Maasin, Southern Leyte, Philippines
35. a street in Biliran, Biliran, Philippines
36. a barangay of Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines
37. a barangay of Baroy, Lanao del Norte, Philippines
38. a barangay of Plaridel, Misamis Occidental, Philippines
39. a barangay of the district of Toril, Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines
40. a barangay of Makilala, Cotabato, Philippines
41. a barangay of Matalam, Cotabato, Philippines
42. a barangay of Madalum, Lanao del Sur, Philippines
43. a municipality of Camarines Sur, Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines
44. a municipality of Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines
45. a lake in Camarines Sur, Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines
46. a barangay of Maripipi, Biliran, Eastern Visayas, Philippines
47. a barangay of Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur, Davao Region, Philippines
48. a barangay of Lamitan, Basilan, Philippines
49. a surname

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Bato is the 942^nd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 10,138 individuals.