Famous Filipino Writers and Their Pen Names

Vocabulary practice flashcards matching prominent Filipino historical figures and writers to their pen names, pseudonyms, and aliases.

Jose dela Cruz

Huseng Sisiw

Marcelo H. Del Pilar

Plaridel, Dolores Manapat, Piping Dilat, Siling Labuyo, Kupang, Haitalaga, Patos, Carmelo, D.A. Murgas, L.O. Crame, D.M. Calero, Hilario, and M. Dati

Severino de las Alas

Di-kilala

Epifanio delos Santos

G. Solon

Valeriano Hernandez Peña

Ahas na Tulog, Anong, Damulag, Dating Alba, Isang Dukha, Kalampag, and Kintin Kulirat

Severino Reyes

Lola Basyang

Pedro de Govantes de Azcarraga

Conde de Albay

Francisco dela Cruz Balagtas

Francisco Baltazar

Asuncion Lopez Bantug

Apo ni Dimas (Rizal’s grandniece)

Dr. José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda

José Rizal, Dimas-alang (Tagalog for "Touch me not"), Laong-Laan (which means "Ever-prepared"), Agno, and Calambeño

Hugo Salazar

Ambut

Moises Salvador

Araw

Jose Turiano Santiago

Tiktik

Lope K. Santos

Anak-Bayan and Doctor Lukas

Juan Crisostomo Soto

Crissot

Luis Taruc

Alipato (which means spark that spreads a fire, and was also one of Rizal’s pet dogs)

Jose Ma. Sison

Amado Guerrero

Dr. Pio Valenzuela

Madlang-Away

Clemente Jose Zulueta

M. Kaun

J. Zulueta

Juan Totoó

Bautista

Ba Basiong

Gen. Vito Belarmino

Blind Veteran

Andres Bonifacio

Agapito Bagumbayan; his inspiring Katipunan name was Maypagasa

Felipe Calderon

Simoun and Elias (names taken from Rizal’s novels)

José Corazón de Jesús

Huseng Batute

Mariano del Rosario

Tito-Tato

Antonio K. Abad

Akasia

Jose Abreu

Kaibigan

Macario Adriatico

Amaori, C. Amabri, and Felipe Malayo

Faustino Aguilar

Sinag-Ina

Emilio Aguinaldo

Magdalo

Virgilio Almario

Rio Alma

Pascual Alvarez

Bagongbuhay

Aurelio Alvero

Magtanggul Asa

Cecilio Apostol

Catulo, Calipso, and Calypso

Francisco Arcellana

Franz Arcellana

Salvador Vivencio del Rosario

X and Juan Tagalo

Domingo Gomez

Romero Franco

Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzalez

N.V.M. Gonzalez

Fernando Ma. Guerrero

Fluvio Gil

Amado Hernandez

Amante Ernani, Herininia de la Riva, and Julio Abril

Emilio Jacinto

Dimas-ilaw; his Katipunan name was Pingkian

Nick Joaquin

Quijano de Manila

Jesus Lava

B. Ambrosio Rianzares

Sixto Lopez

Batulaw

Gen. Antonio Luna

Taga-Ilog

Juan Luna

J.B. and Buan (a translation of his surname Luna, which means moon)

Apolinario Mabini

Bini and Paralitico

Jose Palma

Ana-haw, Esteban Estebanes, and Gan Hantik

Rafael Palma

Hapon and Dapit-Hapon

Jose Maria Panganiban

Jomapa and J.M.P.

Pascual H. Poblete

Anak-Bayan

Mariano Ponce

Naning, Tikbalang, and Kalipulako