Diego biography
Diego biography
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Diego
Male given name
For a list of people with the given name, see List of people with given name Diego. For the surname, see Diego (surname). For other uses, see Diego (disambiguation).
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Region of origin | Spain |
| Related names | Diogo |
Diego is a Spanish masculine given name.
The Portuguese equivalent is Diogo.
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The etymology of Diego is disputed, with two major origin hypotheses: Tiago and Didacus.
The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below.
Etymology
Tiago hypothesis
Diego has long been interpreted as variant of Tiago (also spelled as Thiago), an abbreviation of Santiago, from the older Sant Yago "Saint Jacob", in English known as Saint James or as San-Tiago (cf.San Diego).[1] This has been the standard interpretation of the name since at least the 19th century, as it was reported by Robert Southey in 1808[2] and by Apolinar Rato y Hevia (1891).[3] The suggestion that this