Diego Name Meaning & Origin

Diego

Pronunciation: dee-AY-go (key)

Origin of the name Diego:

A pet form of Jaime, the Spanish cognate of James, Diego is also popularly bestowed as an independent given name.

From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.

Related Names:

Diogo, Jaime, James, Santiago, Tiago

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Adrian Alejandro Allison Andres Archie Ben Daniel Daniela Dante Elena Finnegan Gabriel Isabella Klaus Luther Malik Mateo Max Mia Miguel Santiago Sebastian Sofia Sophia Vanya

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Nicknames for Diego

Dieguis, Digby, Dieglet, Pogli, Pogli le twerk, Pouglatta, Baby Pogli, Doggy, Diddo

Meanings and history of the name Diego
Famous real-life people named Diego

Diego Armando Maradona - soccer player. A lot of little boys were named "Diego Armando" after him.
Diego Rivera - Mexican painter/muralist
Diego Fernandez de Cevallos - Mexican politician
Diego Torres - Argentine pop singer
Diego Klattenhoff - Actor
Diego Velázquez, American actor
Diego Velázquez, Spanish artist

Diego in song, story & screen

Go Diego, Go! - animated children's television series featuring animal rescuer Diego, who is Dora the Explorer's cousin.
Diego libre dans sa tête, french song from Michel Berger
Diego, the sabertooth tiger in the movie "Ice Age"

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