Jaime Cruz Pangilinan

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Jaime — given name (May 2021 #55), Spanish / Biblical, supplanter (Hebrew via Spanish).

Cruz — mother's maiden surname, Spanish / Biblical, Cross (Spanish).

Pangilinan — father's surname, Filipino, place or time of fasting, abstinence, or solemn observance (from Tagalog/Kapampangan 'pangilin').

Jaime is a spanish given name with Cruz (spanish) and Pangilinan (filipino).

Jaime is the Spanish cognate of James, originating from Late Latin Iacomus and Hebrew Ya'akov. Introduced to the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era, it has remained a staple traditional given name used across generations.

How it sounds
2–1–4

7 syllables. Initials JCP.

Jaime ends on a vowel and Cruz starts the next syllable. That break is ordinary.

Usual stress in the Philippines: the first syllable.

A concise one- or two-syllable first name creates an ideal balance with this four-syllable surname.

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