Kalipay: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Joy, happiness
Origin
Cebuano
Gender
Unisex
Pronunciation
kah-LEE-py

Kalipay is a Cebuano unisex name meaning “joy, happiness”. It appears in our list of Filipino Baby Names Rooted in Heritage.

Meaning & Origin of Kalipay

Meaning: Joy, happiness.

Origin: Cebuano.

How to Pronounce Kalipay

kah-LEE-pyIPA /kɐˈlɪpaɪ/

Popularity of Kalipay

Kalipay doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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