Diego is a Spanish male name, derived from the Hebrew Yaʿqob (Jacob), the name of Saint James the Great, via Sant Yago, re-analysed as Santiago and SanDiego. The assimilation of the final "T" of Sant into the name, a process called sandhi, has also occurred in "Telmo", the Spanish and Portuguese name for Elmo. “Hebrew” redirects here. ... Look up Jacob in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Saint James the Great (d. ... Saint James can refer to the following: Several men mentioned in the New Testament: James, son of Zebedee, an apostle, brother of John the Apostle, venerated at Santiago de Compostela James, son of Alphaeus, an apostle, brother of Matthew the Evangelist James the Less, son of Clopas and Mary of... Santiago is a Spanish name that derives from the Hebrew name Jacob via Sant Iago, first used to denote Saint James the Great, the brother of John the Apostle. ... San Diego is the Hispanicized form of Saint Didacus. ... Sandhi is a cover term for a wide variety of phonological processes that occur at morpheme or word boundaries. ... For other uses of this name, see Elmo (disambiguation). ...

The name Diego is popular in the Spanish speaking world and also in Southern Italy (as are other Spanish names such as Fernando), due to the Spanish influence from the days of the Kingdom of Naples. For example, on the death of King Alfonso I of Naples (also known as Alfonso V of Aragon) in 1458, a famous elegy was composed by one Diego del Castillo [1]. Capital Naples Government Monarchy King  - 1285-1309 Charles II  - 1815-1816 Ferdinand I History  - Established 1285  - Union with Sicily 1816 The Kingdom of Naples was an informal name of the polity officially known as the Kingdom of Sicily which existed on the mainland of southern Italy after of the secession... Alfonso V of Aragon (also Alfonso I of Naples) (1396 – June 27, 1458), surnamed the Magnanimous, was the King of Aragon and Naples and count of Barcelona from 1416 to 1458. ...

The patronymic for Diego is Díaz (used for example by Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, better known as El Cid). As with most Spanish patronymics, it has become a common Spanish surname (see Diaz for a list of people with that surname). Look up patronymic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Statue of El Cid in Burgos. ... Diaz or Díaz refers to: Persons Alyssa Diaz (1987–), American actress Cameron Diaz (1972–), American actress Edgardo Díaz (1960–), Panamanian-Puerto Rican creator of the band Menudo Franklin Chang-Diaz (1950–), Costa Rican-American physicist and astronaut Guillermo Diaz (contemporary), American actor Gus Diaz (199?–), Legendary Person. ...

Simultaneous usage of several forms

During Medieval times, the names "Sant Yago", "Diago" and "Diego" seem to have coexisted. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ...

"Sant Yago" is used, for example, in a letter by James II of Aragon dated 1300: "[...] maestro de la cavalleria de Sant Yago et de la dita orden [...]" [2]. James II of Aragon James II, King of Aragon (10 August 1267 – 2 November 1327), in Spanish Jaime II, in Aragonese Chaime II, in Catalan Jaume II, also James II of Barcelona, called The Just (Aragonese: Lo Chusto, Catalan: El Just) was the second son of Peter III of Aragon...

"Diago" is recorded, for example, in "Et fue a casa del Rey. e mostrolo a don diago que era adelantado del Rey" (Fuero de Burgos, ca. 1240 [3])

The Cid's father was named Diego Laínez. Since the Cid is believed to have been born around 1040, the name Diego can be placed in Castile at the beginning of the 11th century. A former kingdom in modern-day Spain, Castile (Spanish: Castilla; usually pronounced Cast-EEL in English) now compromises the regions of Old Castile in the north-west, and New Castile in the center of the country. ...

Diego have another form on other languages as Latin, example Draco and this word means "Dragon" from Ladon the constelation of the sky, Diego, Diogo, Sant Yago finds meaning as Dragon in old text Draco may refer to: In science: Draco (constellation), a constellation in the northern part of the sky Draco (dwarf galaxy), a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way Draco lizard, a genus of small tropical agamas capable of gliding by using a gliding skin that is bound to their long ribs... Ladon is the hundred-headed dragon that guarded the garden of the Hesperides in Greek mythology. ... It has been suggested that European dragon be merged into this article or section. ...

The nature of all the names is different, and each one have a different style

The name Didacus

The name Diego was translated to Latin as "Didacus" ("learned person"). Thus, for example, the usual English name for San Diego de Alcalá (for whom the city of San Diego, California is named) is "Didacus of Alcalá". “San Diego” redirects here. ... Saint Didacus of Alcalá, more familiar as San Diego, was a lay brother of the Order of Friars Minor who died at Alcalá, Spain, November 12, 1463. ...

This form, and the simplified Spanish "Didaco", were most likely created in retrospect, as there are no mentions of Spanish people name Didacus during the Middle Ages. During those times, it was common practice to Latinize existing names, as in Ludovicus for Ludwig (Luis in Spanish). Luis may refer to one of several people: Luis I of Portugal, a Portuguese king who ruled between 1861 and 1889 Luis London, a famous Canadian graphic designer Luis of Spain, a Spanish king who ruled in 1724 Luis David Viveros, First born son of David Viveros and Annie Lago...

Even so, some have insisted on deriving Diego from Didacus; nineteenth-century Spanish author Benito Pérez Galdós has a passage in his "National Episodes Series 4" (Narváez) that reads: Republican homage, bust by Erminio Blotta, at Independencia Park, Rosario, Argentina Benito Pérez Galdós (May 10, 1843 – January 4, 1920) was a Spanish novelist. ...

Su nombre es Didaco o Yago, aunque vulgarmente lo llaman Diego. (His name is Didaco or Yago, but he is commonly called Diego.)

Modern usage

In today's Spanish-speaking countries, Diego and Santiago are common as given names, while Santiago and Sandiego are found as surnames.

The forms Tiago, Thiago, Diago and Diogo are seen mostly in Portuguese-speaking countries.

Famous people named Diego

Some well known bearers of the name Diego include:

• Diego Arciniegas Tafur Colombian-born American actor/director/academic
• Diego Maradona — Argentine football player
• Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez better known as Velázquez, Spanish painter
• Diego Rivera — Mexican painter and muralist
• Diego Colón son of Christopher Columbus
• Diego Canchola — Spanish long-distance runner
• Diego García — Spanish long-distance runner
• Diego Simeone — Argentine football player and manage
• Diego Fuser — Italian football player
• Diego Forlán— Uruguayan football player
• Diego Ribas da Cunha — football player for Brazil and Werder Bremen
• Diego Sánchez — Winner of Ultimate Fighter Season 1 reality series Welter Weight division
• Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin — Mexican saint
• Diego de Montemayor — Spanish-born founder of Monterrey, Mexico
• Diego González — Mexican telenovelas actor and pop singer.
• Diego Bucchieri — Argentine Professional skateboarder

Diego Armando Maradona (born October 30, 1960) is an Argentine former footballer. ... Velázquezs 1643 self-portrait Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (June, 1599 – August 6, 1660), commonly referred to as Diego Velázquez, was a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV. He was an individualistic artist of the contemporary baroque period... Velázquezs 1643 self-portrait This article pertains to the artist. ... Diego Rivera (December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957), (full name Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez) was a Mexican painter and muralist born in Guanajuato City, Guanajuato. ... Painting by Rembrandt self-portrait Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ... A mural is a painting on a wall, ceiling, or other large permanent surface. ... Diego Colón (1479/1480 Porto Santo - February 23, 1526, Montalbán) was the son of Christopher Columbus and viceroy of the Indies. ... Diego García Corrales (born October 12, 1961 in Azkoitia, Guipuscoa) is a former long-distance athlete from Spain, who finished in 9th position (2:14. ... Diego Pablo Simeone (born April 28, 1970 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football midfielder, he is the most capped player ever for Argentina. ... Diego Fuser (born 11 November 1968) is a retired Italian football player. ... Diego Martín Forlán Corazo (born May 19, 1979) is a Paraguayan footballer who currently plays for Atlético Madrid of La Liga. ... Diego Ribas da Cunha (born 28 February 1985), also known as Diego, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays for Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga. ... Werder Bremen is a German football club playing in Bremen in the northwest German federal state of the same name. ... This article is about the mixed martial artist. ... UFC logo mark. ... Tradition maintains that Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (1474 – May 30, 1548) was an indigenous Mexican who witnessed an apparition of the Virgin Mary as Our Lady of Guadalupe. ... Diego de Montemayor is credited with the founding of Monterrey, which is the capital of the Mexican northeastern state of Nuevo Leon, in September 12 1596. ... Nickname: Motto: El Trabajo templa el Espíritu Location of Monterrey in northern Mexico Coordinates: , Country Mexico State Nuevo León Founded 20 September 1596 Government  - Mayor Adalberto Madero ( PAN) Area  - City 572 km²  (220. ... Diego González (born Diego Andrés González Bonetta on November 29, 1990 in Mexico City) is a Mexican singer, actor and musician. ... Telenovela is the Spanish and Portuguese word for prime time serial or soap opera. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... Diego Bucchieri is a professional skateboader. ...

See also

• San Diego (disambiguation)
• San Diego, California
• Diego (footballer) a list of football players known as Diego