<P> The name of the Philippines ( Filipino : Pilipinas ( pɪlɪˈpinɐs ) , Spanish : Filipinas ) is a truncated form of The Philippine Islands , derived from the King Philip II of Spain in the 16th century . During the expedition of Ruy López de Villalobos to the Islands , Spanish sailor Bernardo de la Torre used the name Las Islas Filipinas in honour of the then - Prince of Asturias , originally referring to the islands of Leyte and Samar . Despite the presence of other names , the name Filipinas ( Philippines ) was eventually adopted as the name of the entire archipelago . </P>
<P> The name of the Philippines ( Filipino : Pilipinas ( pɪlɪˈpinɐs ) , Spanish : Filipinas ) is a truncated form of The Philippine Islands , derived from the King Philip II of Spain in the 16th century . During the expedition of Ruy López de Villalobos to the Islands , Spanish sailor Bernardo de la Torre used the name Las Islas Filipinas in honour of the then - Prince of Asturias , originally referring to the islands of Leyte and Samar . Despite the presence of other names , the name Filipinas ( Philippines ) was eventually adopted as the name of the entire archipelago . </P>
where did the name of the philippines came from
where did the name of the philippines came from
a truncated form of The Philippine Islands , derived from the King Philip II of Spain in the 16th century
a truncated form of The Philippine Islands , derived from the King Philip II of Spain in the 16th century