Marinduque Toponymy Volume 2

History of Barangays in Buenavista Bagacay The place got its name from Bagacay tree where it grows in abundance in the area.

Bagtingon People used different materials in catching animals like arrows, net and “bagting”. A hunter was hunting in the forest, but suddenly he was caught using bagting. The folks laughed of what happened to the hunters. The folks told that “ yung mangangaso na bagting at lumingon pa”. and from that incident the place was called Bagtingon from the word “Bagting” and “lingon”.

Bicas-Bicas A tourist was passing by the place and observed a plant. The tourist was amazed because of the beauty of the plant. The tourist asked the name of the plants to the folks far away from him, and shouting the folk said “Pikas-Pikas”. Because the tourist was far away to the folks, he heard “ Bikas-Bicas”. When the tourist decided that he will go home , a man asked the tourist, “where have you been?’’, the tourist answered , “in Bikas-Bikas , where in there were beautiful plants, with yellow flowers.” And as the time goes by the folks called the place Bicas-Bicas because of the plants abundant in the place.

Caigangan “Cagang”a species of crabs abounds the place. A couple lived by catching and selling many caging stored in the bamboos poles in can,the man knowing the spanish languange thought they where asking the name of the crabs. So he told the spanish soldiers “ cagang”, the spanish thought also that the place was called “Caigangan” because of many cagang.

Daykitin The American was riding in a “Kalesa” when it suddenly bumped and stop, he asked the owner of “Kalesa” and asked what happened. He tried to look at what happened and saw a “Die Kitten” “Oh! A Die Kitten”. The owner of the “Kalesa” did not understand what the american said.

He told to the folks what the american said. It’s a ‘’Die Kitten”. From that, the folks called the place ‘’DieKitten” and as time passed by it is called “Daykitin”.

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