Sablan

See also: sablan

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Chamorro Sablan.

Proper noun

Sablan (plural Sablans)

1. A surname from Chamorro.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sablan is the 16743^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1708 individuals. Sablan is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (60.19%), Multi-racial (17.97%), Hispanic/Latino (11.01%), and White (10.07%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sablan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Etymology 2

Derived from Ibaloi sabdang (“a kind of tree”), which is abundant in the area.

Proper noun

Sablan

1. A municipality of Benguet, Philippines.

   Meronyms: Bagong, Balluay, Banangan, Banengbeng, Bayabas, Kamog, Pappa, Poblacion — barangays of Sablan

   Coordinate terms: Atok, Bakun, Bokod, Buguias, Itogon, Kabayan, Kapangan, Kibungan, La Trinidad, Mankayan, Sablan, Tuba, Tublay — municipalities of Benguet

Anagrams

• Balans, Bansal, nablas

Ilocano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sabˈlan/ [sɐbˈlan]
• Hyphenation: Sab‧lan

Proper noun

Sablan (Kur-itan spelling ᜐᜊ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔)

1. A municipality of Benguet, Philippines.

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsablan/ [ˈsʌb̚.lʌn]
  • Rhymes: -ablan
• (parts of Bauko, Sabangan and Tadian) IPA^(key): /ˈhablan/ [ˈhʌb̚.lʌn]
  • Rhymes: -ablan
• (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA^(key): /ˈsabran/ [ˈsʌb̚.rʌn]
  • Rhymes: -abran
• Syllabification: Sab‧lan

Noun

Sablan

1. A municipality of Benguet, Philippines.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of Sablan

Southern / Central
Mt. Province	Tadian	Sablan, (Lubon) Hablan
	Bauko	Sablan, (Banao, Bila, Otucan) Hablan
	Sabangan	Sablan, (elderly) Sablan / Sabran, (Tambingan, Supang, Data, Lagan, Losad, Poblacion) Sablan, (Bun-ayan, Pingad, Bao-angan, Camatagan, Napua, Gayang, Capinitan, Busa, Namatec) Hablan
Northern / Applai
Mt. Province	Sagada	Sablan, (elderly) Sablan / Sabran, (Tanulong) Saghlan

Tagalog

Etymology

From Ibaloi sabdang (“Erythrina subumbrans”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sabˈlan/ [sɐbˈlan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: Sab‧lan

Proper noun

Sablán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔)

1. A municipality of Benguet, Philippines