Catarman a Spanish name

Question

"Catarman" was the name of my town in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. I want to know if its a name of a person, place, or thing in Spanish

Answer 1

Well I instantly thought of the sailing vessel. Regards the word this is the etymology according to one dictionary:

1670s, from Tamil kattu-maram "tied wood," from kattu "tie, binding" + maram "wood, tree."

Yeah, Catamaran is from the word 'Kattumaram' in tamil. - Vaanz, Aug 12, 2010

I also thought that it is Catamaran at first... then only i noticed the difference.... - Vaanz, Aug 12, 2010

Answer 2

Hola morame,

Bienvenido al foro!!!!

In Wikipedia, it is given that the word Catarman is derived from the Turkish word attar (oil of the roses) and inman (holy men).

Before the coming of the Spaniards, Catarman was called Ibabao and was part of the extensive Maguindanao Kingdom. The Spanish Conquistadores freely applied the name Ibabao to the island when it established its civil government. The word Catarman is derived from the Turkish word attar (oil of the roses) and inman (holy men).