Diego

Diego \die-go, di-ego\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Diego is pronounced as Diy-EY-Gow ¹.

¹ English pronunciation for Diego: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)"

What is the origin of Diego?

Diego has its origins in the Old Greek, Hebrew, and Spanish languages, and it is used largely in Spanish and Italian. Old Greek origin, Spanish use: The name is of disputed origin; it is most likely to be from Didacus (Latin) or Didagus (Latin) and ultimately the Greek didakhe ('teaching'), or else it could be Latinized from a lost Iberian personal name. Sometimes, it is taken to derive from Santiago. Saint Didacus of Alcalá was a 15th-century brother of the Order of Friars Minor. In addition, Diego is a variation (Spanish) of Jacob meaning of name (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian). Diego is also a variation (Italian and Spanish) of James meaning and origin (English and Hebrew). Diego is also a variation (Spanish) of Santiago meaning and origin (Spanish and English). Variations of Diego include Dago meaning, short names for Deago, Diago name variations, name Diaz origin, nicknames for Didaco (Italian), meaning of Diogo (Galician and Portuguese), and baby name Dyego. See also the related form, Tiago name popularity (Portuguese, Spanish, English, and French). Diego is popular as a baby name for boys, and it is also regarded as fairly trendy. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1960s. Its usage peaked modestly in 2006 with 0.384% of baby boys being named Diego. It ranked at #56 then. In 2010, it ranked at #85 with a usage of 0.231%, and it was the 3rd most popular after Jacob meaning of name and James definition, among all boy names in its group. Jacob was used 5 times more than Diego in 2010.

The following famous people share the name Diego:

• Artist Diego Rivera, born José Diego Rivera Barrientos, 8 December 1886 - 24 November 1957, Guanajuato, Mexico
• Soccer Player Diego Maradona, born 30 October 1960, Villa Fiorito, Argentina.

List of baby names that sound like Diego:

Dacea meaning and origin, Dacias name popularity, Dacio name variations, name Daecea, meaning of Daicee, name Daicey meaning, meaning of Daichi (Japanese), what does the name Daici mean, baby name Daicie, what does the name Daicy mean, name Daiki origin (Japanese), Dashea meaning and origin, short names for Dasio, name Daxea origin, Daycea name variations, name Deago origin, name Decio meaning (Spanish), name Deotis, baby name Deotiss, and baby name Deotus.

The baby name Diego fun facts:

The name Diego in reverse order is "Ogeid".

The numerological value of the name Diego is number 4, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth.

How popular is Diego?

Diego is in the top names in USA.