Diego (meaning and origin)

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Diego

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Meaning and origin
Diego is a Spanish boy name. The meaning of the name is `Saint James`.

Where is it used?
The name Diego is mainly used in Spanish.

It is an abbreviated form of
Santiago, used in Spanish.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Diogo (In Portuguese)

See also
In English and in the bible: James

What Diego`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Diego:
I live in San Diego,Chula Vista
The worst thing about the name:
Everyone amuses themselves by saying go Diego go
If my name wasn`t Diego....:
It would probably be some dumb name like Nayeli in which people lie to themselves saying the meaning is good. If your name was poopa but in some foreign language it meant cool would you like it.
Extra information:
my worst fear is being slit on the throat.

More `Diego` links
Diego as abbreviation
Actors named Diego
Diego in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Diego

Diego appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 58. The name reached the top-100 6 times. 2006 was a `top year` for the name Diego. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #56. The last time Diego appeared among the most common names was in 1970. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	58
2006	56
2005	62
2004	73
2003	83
2002	98
2001	140
2000	147
1999	148
1998	186
1997	186
1996	218
1995	228
1994	237
1993	300
1992	301
1991	295
1990	308
1980	629
1970	800
1960	---
1950	---
1940	---
1930	---
1920	---
1910	---
1900	---
1890	---
1880	---