Santiago
Origin of the name Santiago:
Compound name composed from the Spanish san (saint) and Diego (James): hence, "St. James." Var: Antiago, Sandiago, Sandiego, Saniago, Santago, Santeago, Santiaco, Santiego, Santigo, Santiogo. Short: Tago. Pet: Chago, Chano, Vego.
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One of three Spanish forms of James: Diego, Jaime, Santiago
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Chago
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Santiago Apostol is the Spanish name of the Apostle James the Greater.
Santiago Calatrava, internationally acclaimed sculptor, structural engineer and architect; designer of the Quadracci Pavilion at the Milwaukee Art Museum, which was his first completed project in the United States.
Santiago Ramon y Cajal, Nobel Prize Winner in "Physiology or Medicine"
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Global Popularity of the Name Santiago
- #1 in Argentina (Buenos Aires)
- #72 in Spain
- #171 in United States
- #241 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #389 in Canada (Quebec)
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