DIEGO  

Gender: M
Origin: Spanish variation of JAMES
Meaning: "supplanter"

Popularity in 2008: #68

Energetic name rising rapidly along with a lot of other authentically Spanish choices that work perfectly well with Anglo surnames.

Variations:
Santiago, Dago

International Variations:
Diogo (Portuguese)

Diego is being discussed in our message boards:

• New Baby Name Game!!!
• A brother or sister for little Jack or Olivia
• Sibling for Sophie Esperanza?
• Foreign Versions Game
• Another Large Family Baby Name Game... Of Course!!!!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Diego:

• MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NAMES
• CHEERY-O NAMES
• LATIN BABY NAMES: The Famous and The Fantastic
• A+ NAMES
• ROMANCING THE NAME: MELISSA TO MELISANDE