derived from Santiago via Sant Yago

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Diego is a Spanish given name traditionally understood as a later form of Santiago, itself linked to the name of Saint James.

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derived from Santiago via Sant Yago canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
Spanish masculine given name
Spanish masculine given name
given name
category Masculine given names
Spanish masculine given names
culturalAssociation Christianity
derivedFrom Sant Yago
Santiago
etymologicalAssociation Saint James
Sant Yago
Santiago
etymologicalComponentOf Santiago
gender masculine
hasDiminutive Diego
surface form: Dieguito
hasNameDay Fiestas de Santiago Apóstol
surface form: Feast of Saint James
hasShortForm
hasVariantForm Diogo
Santiago
Tiago
honours Saint James
languageOfName English
languageOfUse Spanish
refersTo Saint James
Saint James
traditionallyLinkedTo Saint James
Santiago
usedInCountry Spain
usedInRegion Spanish-speaking countries
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Diego hasEtymologyTheory derived from Santiago via Sant Yago