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 [ 3 syll. die-go, di-ego ] The boy name Diego is pronounced DiyEYGow KEY. Diego has its origins in the Old Greek, Hebrew, and Spanish languages, and it is used largely in Spanish and Italian. Old Greek, Hebrew, and Spanish origin, Spanish use: The name is of disputed origin; it is most likely to be from Didacus (Latin) or 'Didagus' 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. Variants of Diego include Didaco (Italian) and Diogo (Portuguese). In addition, Diego is a variant (Italian and Spanish) of James (English). Diego is also a variant (Spanish) of Jacob (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian). Diego is also a variant of Santiago (Spanish). See also the related form, Tiago (Portuguese, Spanish, and French). Diego is popular as a baby name for boys, and it is also regarded as 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 2008, it ranked at #68 with a usage of 0.302%, and it was the 3rd most popular after Jacob (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian) and James (English), among all boy names in its group. The name was thrice as popular as Diego in 2008. Baby names that sound like Diego include Decio (Spanish), Diago (Portuguese), Didaco (Italian), Diogo (Portuguese), Dacey (English), Dacso (Hungarian), Dacy (English), Daiwik (Indian), Deco (Hungarian), Derrik (English), Deshi, Desi (Spanish), Desy (English), Desya (Russian), Dexy (English), Dezi (English), Dezsö (Hungarian), Dezzi (English), Dickie (English), and Dicky (English). Details of famous persons named Diego: KEY: English pronunciation for Diego: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)"   |
