Editing Muntinlupa (section)

==Etymology==
In historical maps, Muntinlupa (first attested in the 1800s) was variously spelled as "Montinlupa" (e.g. in the [[:commons:File:1852 Coello - Morata Case Map of the Philippines - Geographicus - Philipines1-morata-1852.jpg|1852 Coello-Morata Case Map]]) or "Muntinglupa" (e.g. in the 1887 [[:es:Enrique d'Almonte|Enrique d'Almonte]] Map).<ref name="d'Almonte">{{cite web |title=Luzón (Filipinas) (Isla). Mapas generales. 1887 |url=https://www.ign.es/web/catalogo-cartoteca/resources/html/002444.html |website=Catálogo de la Cartoteca |date=January 13, 2022 |publisher=Instituto Geografico Nacional, Gobierno de España |access-date=5 April 2025}}</ref> The 1987 Philippine Constitution also spells the city's name as "Muntinglupa" instead of "Muntinlupa".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/constitutions/the-1987-constitution-of-the-republic-of-the-philippines/the-1987-constitution-of-the-republic-of-the-philippines-ordinance/|title=THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES – ORDINANCE &#124; GOVPH|website=[[Official Gazette (Philippines)|Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines]]}}</ref>  In the ''[[:es:Diccionario geográfico, estadístico, histórico de las Islas Filipinas|Diccionario geográfico, estadístico, histórico de las Islas Filipinas]]'' (Buzeta & Bravo, 1850-1851), it was spelled "Montinlupa".<ref name="Buzeta">{{cite book |last1=Buzeta |first1=Manuel |last2=Bravo |first2=O.S.A. |title=Diccionario Geográfico, Estadístico, Histórico, de las Islas Filipinas |date=1850–1851 |publisher=Imprenta de José C. de la Peña |location=Madrid |url=https://bibliotecadigital.jcyl.es/es/consulta/registro.do?id=2046}}</ref> 

The most plausible [[etymology]] for the name "Muntinlupa" or "Montinlupa" is a [[Hispanization]] of [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] ''muntíng lupà'', literally meaning "small land" or alternatively, "little soil". The original Tagalog words can be inferred by comparing it to similar place-names during the Spanish era mentioned in the ''Diccionario Geográfico'' by Buzeta ''et al.'': "Montin-ilog" (now Munting Ilog, [[Silang, Cavite]]), and "Montintubig" (now Munting-Tubig, [[Ibaan]], [[Batangas]]). However, the reason why the place would be named as such is unknown.<ref name="Buzeta"/>