Vigan

Etymology
Borrowed from, also spelled as in early maps like the  (1734), originally from. A common theory is that this word derived from 🇨🇬 + where  plants once grew abundantly along the banks of the Mestizo River, from which Captain  derived the city's name, after a misunderstanding with the locals, thinking he was asking the name of the plants. The other theory derives this word from, possibly by Chinese settlers in the area.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Hokkien: 美岸
 * Mandarin:
 * Ilocano: Vigan
 * Japanese: ビガン
 * Korean: 비간
 * Spanish: Vigan
 * Tagalog: Vigan

Etymology
, also spelled as in early maps like the  (1734), originally from. A common theory is that this word derived from 🇨🇬 + where  plants once grew abundantly along the banks of the Mestizo River, from which Captain  derived the city's name, after a misunderstanding with the locals, thinking he was asking the name of the plants. The other theory derives this word from, possibly by Chinese settlers in the area.

Etymology
Also spelled as in early maps like the  (1734), originally from. A common theory is that this word derived from 🇨🇬 + where  plants once grew abundantly along the banks of the Mestizo River, from which Captain  derived the city's name, after a misunderstanding with the locals, thinking he was asking the name of the plants. The other theory derives this word from, possibly by Chinese settlers in the area.

Etymology
, also spelled as in early maps like the  (1734), originally from. A common theory is that this word derived from 🇨🇬 + where  plants once grew abundantly along the banks of the Mestizo River, from which Captain  derived the city's name, after a misunderstanding with the locals, thinking he was asking the name of the plants. The other theory derives this word from, possibly by Chinese settlers in the area.