What is the English name for Diego?
Diego is a Spanish name. Although it was originally derived from the medieval names Didacus, Didaco, and Didago, it is now thought to be a variant of the Hebrew name Jacob because it was derived from the medieval Spanish name “Sant Yago” (“Saint James”), who was Saint James the Great. This led to the names…
Diego is a Spanish name. Although it was originally derived from the medieval names Didacus, Didaco, and Didago, it is now thought to be a variant of the Hebrew name Jacob because it was derived from the medieval Spanish name “Sant Yago” (“Saint James”), who was Saint James the Great. This led to the names Santiago and Diego being created.
In 2002, the name was among the top 100 boys’ names in the US. Diego is used more often than ever, concealing the fact that there are now 50 million Hispanics living in the US, up from 15 million in 1980, or roughly 16 percent of the population. Currently, there are more than 1 billion people living on the planet.
What is the English name for Diego?
The best English translations of the Spanish names “Diego” and “Santiago” are “Saint-James” or “Saint-Jacob.” With the understanding that the element signifying “Saint” has been removed because neither James nor Jacob are used as first names, both names can be used roughly equivalently.
