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Diego (M)>

Diego (male)

Variants:Didacus (M) Diogo (M)
Derivative of:Santiago (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Spanish, of uncertain origin.

In the Middle Ages Diego was rendered as Didacus in Latin which may be derived from the Greek "teaching". Others suggest it is a development of the name Santiago [q.v.] but this is unclear.