Diego - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Diego \

is pronounced dee-AY-go. It is of Spanish origin. Variant of James (Hebrew) "he who supplants". The Mexican peasant to whom the Virgin of Guadalupe appeared was named Juan Diego. Painter Diego Rivera.

Diego has 1 variant form: Dago.

For more information, see also the related name Santiago.

Baby names that sound like Diego are Daeg, Dag, Deke, Dick, Doug, Dicky, Tige and Togo.

Diego is a somewhat common first name for men (#640 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#7545 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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