Ilocano (Philippines): nickname from Ilocano agcaoili ‘to hold on’.
GIVEN NAMES: Spanish 36%. Constante (2), Florencio (2), Rogelio (2), Angelito, Arturo, Ernesto, Eulalio, Fernando, Florentino, Francisco, Irineo, Jesus.
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