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Datu

Meaning

Means "chief" in Tagalog.

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Based on famous people named Datu and cultural associations, this name tends to be associated with:

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Ambition
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Adventure
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Leadership

Famous People Named Datu

Datu

Datu is a title which denotes the rulers (variously described in historical accounts as chiefs, sovereign princes, and monarchs) of numerous indigenous peoples throughout the Philippine archipelago.

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Datu Sikatuna

Datu Sikatuna (or Catunao) was a Datu or chieftain of the Bool Kingdom (or Kedatuan of Dapitan) in the island of Bohol in the Philippines.

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Datu Uto

Datu Utto (reigned: 1875–1888) was also known as Sultan Anwarud-din Utto or Sultan Utto Anwaruddin, was the 18th Sultan of Buayan, one of the minor sultanates of Mindanao.

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