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View Name: Santiago


SANTIAGO
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Spanish, Portuguese
PRONOUNCED: sahn-TYAH-go (Spanish)   [key]
Meaning & History
Means "Saint James", derived from Spanish santo "saint" combined with Yago, an old Spanish form of JAMES, the patron saint of Spain. Cities in Chile and Spain bear this name.
Related Names
DIMINUTIVES: Diego (Spanish), Diogo, Tiago (Portuguese), Thiago (Portuguese (Brazilian))
OTHER LANGUAGES: Xanti (Basque), Dídac (Catalan), Didacus (Medieval Spanish)
Popularity
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Catalonia  - 
Chile  ranked #55 
Spain  ranked #70 



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