Meanings
- A city, the provincial capital of Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines.
Origin
- IlocanoBigaan
- SpanishVigan
- EnglishVigan
Borrowed from Spanish Vigan, also spelled as Bigan in early maps like the Velarde map (1734), originally from Ilocano Bigaan, derived from biga (“giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos)”) + -an (locative suffix), meaning "the place where giant taro abounds" possibly referring to the Alocasia macrorrhizos plants that once grew abundantly along the banks of the Mestizo River.
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Chinese Mandarin 維甘 /维甘
- 維甘 /维甘 (Wéigān)city in the Philippines
Japanese ビガン
- ビガンcity in the Philippines
Korean 비간
- 비간 (bigan)city in the Philippines
Spanish Vigan
- Vigancity in the Philippines
Tagalog Vigan
- Vigancity in the Philippines
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Cite this entry
Vigan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vigan
“Vigan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vigan. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vigan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vigan.
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