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Diego

Spanish variation of James
"supplanter"
Clare Green
By Clare Green
Updated Tue Oct 15 2024

Diego Origin and Meaning

The name Diego is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "supplanter".

The energetic Diego is rising rapidly along with a lot of other authentically Spanish baby names that work perfectly well with surnames of any origin.

Possibly a derivative of Santiago, Diego is a Sevillian saint, and one notable cultural namesake is Mexican painter Diego Rivera.

# 135 in the US

Diego Rank in US Top 1000

# 542 on Nameberry

Diego Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Diego Popularity

Famous People Named Diego

  • Diego Alberto Milito
    Argentine footballer
  • Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin
    indigenous Mexican who saw visions of the Virgin Mary
  • Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez
    Spanish painter
  • Diego Maria de la Concepcion Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera (y Barrientos Acosta y Rodriguez)
    Mexican muralist
  • Diego Forlan
    Uruguayan footballer
  • Diego Klattenhoff
    Canadian actor
  • Diego Armando Maradona
    Argentine footballer
  • Diego Luna (Alexander)
    Mexican actor
  • Diego da Silva Costa
    Brazilian footballer
  • Diego Ribas da Cunha
    Brazilian footballer
  • Diego Pablo Simeone
    Argentine footballer and manager

Diego in Pop Culture

  • Diego
    main character on animated series "Go, Diego, Go!;" cousin of Dora the Explorer
  • Diego de la Vega aka Zorro
    character in the Zorro films
  • Diego
    the saber,toothed tiger in the Ice Age Movies
  • Diego
    character in the movie "Sky"
  • Diego Rosales
    character in Cassandra Clare's "The Dark Artifices" series
  • Diego Armando aka Godot
    character in video game 'Ace Attorney'
  • San Diego
    California, USA
  • Diego Bustamante
    character on Mexican telenovela Rebelde
  • Diego Caplan
    character in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery