Luzviminda (sometimes LuzViMinda) is a ''
portmanteau
A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of words[Luzon
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,
Visayas
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, and
Mindanao
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, the names of the three major
island groups of the Philippines
The Philippines is divided into three (3) major island groups of Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. Luzon and Mindanao are both named after the largest island in their respective groups, while the Visayas (also referred to as the Visayan Islands) ...
. It is a
feminine
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given name
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.
The Philippine name game
Sarah Toms, BBC News
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. Published Saturday, 14 January 2006, 13:29 GMT, accessed January 2, 2007.
It is used by:
* Luzviminda Ilagan
Luzviminda "Luz" Calolot-Ilagan is a Filipina development worker and former congresswoman. She represented the Gabriela Women's Partylist in the 14th Congress of the Philippines from 2007 to 2016.
In September 2017, she was appointed by Preside ...
, Filipino activist and politician
* Luzviminda Tancangco
Luzviminda Gaba Tancangco is the first non-lawyer woman commissioner of the Philippine Commission on Elections. She was also its first female acting chairman (1998–1999).
Service
She served from 1998 to 2004, and is one of the six women to have ...
, Commission on Elections commissioner
References
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Filipino feminine given names