| Group info: | | Meaning/translation: | Sampaguita |
| Language of origin: | Tagalog |
| Info about origin: | use of the name of a flower as given name in the Philippines |
| | the Sampaguita, the national flower of the Philippines, is a kind of white Jasmine |
| | folk etymology sees the name as derived from Tagalog sumpa kita (I promise you) |
| | more probable might be from Spanish champaquita as diminutive of champaca, the name of a similar flower |
| Topics: | Everyday word, Plants |
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