hɪz nˈeɪm dᵻɹˈaɪvz fɹʌm ɐn ˈæmjʊlɪt"dˈæɡən" ɪn sˌɛbjuːˈɑːnoʊ hiː wˈoːɹ, wˌɪtʃ pˈiːpəl bᵻlˈiːvd ɡˈeɪv hˌɪm ðə tʃˈɑːɹm əvə dʒˈɛntəl wˈɪnd ɔːɹ "hˈɔɪoʊhˌɔɪ" ɔːɹ hˈaɪjuːhˌɔɪ ænd ðə pˈaʊɚ tə dʒˈʌmp ɔːɹ flˈaɪˌoʊvɚ fɹʌm hˈɪl tə hˈɪl ɔːɹ əkɹˌɑːs ɹˈɪvɚz lˈaɪk ɐ dʒˈɛntəl flˈoʊɪŋ wˈɪnd.
His name derives from an amulet ("dagon" in Cebuano) he wore, which people believed gave him the charm of a gentle wind or "hoyohoy" (or huyuhoy) and the power to jump or fly-over from hill to hill or across rivers like a gentle flowing wind.