Diego name - Meaning of Diego
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 4
- Usage
- Spanish, Hebrew, Latin
- Pronounced
- DYE-go
- Diego Meaning
- Possibly a shortened form of Santiago. In medieval records Diego was Latinized as Didacus, and it has been suggested that it in fact derives from Greek διδαχη (didache) "teaching". Saint Didacus (or Diego) was a 15th-century Franciscan brother based in Alcalá, Spain. Other famous bearers of this name include Mexican muralist Diego Rivera (1886-1957) and Argentine soccer player Diego Maradona (1960-). Diego is a Spanish name with Latin origins. It is derived from the Latin “Didagus or Didacus” which means "doctrine". It is believed that the surname changed a lot after the Romans left the Iberian peninsula and were replaced by the Huns and Goths who ruled for 300 years after that. In any case, the root of the name is Latin.
Diego Related Names
Other Languages: Xanti (Basque), Dídac (Catalan), Didacus (Medieval Spanish)
Diego Celebrities
Diego Barreto - soccer player, Diego da Silva - soccer player, Diego Hartfield - tennis player, Diego Maradona - soccer player, Diego Luna - actor, Diego Castro - soccer player,
