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Santiago

Gender: Masculine
Usage: Portuguese, Spanish

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Meaning & History

Signifies "Saint James", derived from Spanish santo "saint" combined with Yago, an archaic Spanish form of James, the patron saint of Spain. It is borne by the main character in the novella The Old Man and the Sea (1951) by Ernest Hemingway. Santiago is also the name of the capital city of Chile, as well as several other cities across the Spanish-speaking world.

Related Names

Roots Yago, Iago
Diminutives (Spanish): Diego, Santi
(Portuguese): Diogo, Tiago
(Portuguese (Brazilian)): Thiago
Other Languages & Cultures (Basque): Xanti
(Catalan): Dídac
(Italian): Diego
(Medieval Spanish): Didacus

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