Diego

Common Hispanic name

Diego is a Spanish given name, the equivalent of James in English.

It remains common throughout the Spanish-speaking world and has gained popularity in English-speaking countries: Diego scored the winning goal.

The name appears in notable figures from the explorer Diego Velázquez to the painter Diego Rivera to the footballer Diego Maradona.

name

Spanish

Language of Iberia

  • LatinAncient Roman language
  • MexicanOf or from Tenochtitlan's successor
  • surnameHereditary family identifier

Velázquez · Rivera · Maradona · Santiago · Juan · Carlos · Miguel · Catholic · baptism · Hispanic

Rivera

muralist

Artist working on walls

  • MexicanOf or from Tenochtitlan's successor
  • painterOne who applies pigment
  • frescoWet plaster painting technique

art · Frida · Detroit · communist · revolutionary · Rockefeller · socialist · canvas · indigenous · worker

SanDiego

California

West coast megastate

  • cityLarge populated area
  • zooPublic animal collection
  • beachSandy waterside margin

Tijuana · naval · harbor · Pacific · Coronado · border · mission · bay · SeaWorld · surfing

character

Dora

Traditional feminine given name

  • explorerOne who investigates unfamiliar regions
  • cousinAunt or uncle's child
  • cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration

Nickelodeon · animated · children · rescue · backpack · adventure · jungle · sidekick · bilingual · animal

Maradona

football

Field sport with goals

Naples · genius · goal · Napoli · legend · striker · number ten · dribbling · champion · controversial

Categories
Opposites
gender of name

DiegoMaría

Female given name

Carmen · Isabella · Ana · Elena · Gabriela

cultural/linguistic origin

DiegoHiroshi

Vladimir · Olaf · Kenji · Nguyen · Raj

Phrases
Family

San Diego

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G