Diego

Etymology

From Spanish.

Proper noun

Diego

1. A male given name. borrowed from Spanish.

Anagrams

• dogie, geoid

Etymology

From Spanish, abbreviation of Santiago, from from Latin Sanctus Iacobus (“Saint James”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdjɛɡo/
• Hyphenation: Die‧go

Proper noun

Diego m

1. A male given name.

Proper noun

Diego m

1. A male given name.

Etymology

From Santiago, from Latin Sanctus Iacobus (“Saint James”).

The name Diego is sometimes alternatively (erroneously) thought to derive from the Latin name Didacus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdjeɡo/, [ˈd̪jeɣo]

Proper noun

Diego m

1. A male given name., thought to be a diminutive of Santiago or, most likely, a contraction of the preposition "de" (of) + "Iago" (Galician for Jacob, which is pronounced "d'Iago").