Meanings
- A city, the provincial capital of Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao, Philippines.
Origin
- Central Subanenpengadian“school”
- Central Subanengagadian
- Iranunpagad“to wait”
- EnglishPagadian
Multiple etymologies exist: * The city is believed to have been an Iranun trading post in the past, and so a blend of Iranun pagad (“to wait”) + padian (“market”) are widely accepted as the roots of the name. * Possibly from Central Subanen gagadian, a bird that the native inhabitants call. * Possibly from the Cebuano word pangadyian (“a place to pray; land of prayers”). * Also speculated to be derived from Central Subanen pengadian (“school”).
More words from Iranun, Central Subanen
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 帕嘎蒂安
- 帕嘎蒂安city in the Philippines
Japanese パガディアン
- パガディアンcity in the Philippines
Russian Пагадиан
- Пагадиан (Pagadian)city in the Philippines
Spanish Pagadían
- Pagadíancity in the Philippines
Tagalog Pagadian
- Pagadiancity in the Philippines
Ukrainian Пагадіан
- Пагадіан (Pahadian)city in the Philippines
Cite this entry
Pagadian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pagadian
“Pagadian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pagadian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pagadian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pagadian.
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