name
Dalisay
dah-lee-SAY
dɑːliːˈseɪListen
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Syllable breakdown
Dalisay
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Filipino/Tagalog (Philippines)
- Meaning
- a Tagalog feminine name meaning pure, chaste, and of transparent sincerity — from the Tagalog dalisay meaning pure or unadulterated, free of any mixture of base or contaminating element; the name belongs to the long tradition of Tagalog names expressing moral and spiritual purity, alongside Maligaya (joyful) and Marikit (lovely), and reflects the value placed on sincerity, integrity, and purity of intention in Filipino ethical culture; Dalisay has the additional quality of beautiful Tagalog phonology — the flowing syllables are considered aesthetically pleasing in Filipino poetic traditions — and the name appears in Filipino literature and song as a feminine ideal
- Gender
- female
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