San Diego

See also: Sandiego

English

Etymology

From Spanish San Diego (literally Saint Didacus). Diego is a name on itself not a diminutive of anything as previously identified here as: Santiago (Saint James), ultimately cognate to English Jacob and English James.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌsæn diˈeɪɡoʊ/
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Proper noun

San Diego

  1. A city, the county seat of San Diego County, California, United States.
  2. A city, the county seat of Duval County, Texas, United States.
  3. Any of several other places also named after Saint Diego.

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Japanese

Romanization

San Diego

  1. Rōmaji transcription of サンディエゴ

Spanish

Proper noun

San Diego m

  1. Saint Didacus
  2. any of several places named after him, such as San Diego, California

Derived terms

  • sandiegano (San Diegan)

References

Wikipedia:San Diego Wikipedia:Didacus of Alcalá

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish San Diego (St. James).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsan diˈeɡo/, [ˌsan ˈd͡ʒɛ.ɣo]
  • Hyphenation: San Di‧e‧go

Proper noun

San Diego (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ ᜇᜒᜌᜒᜄᜓ)

  1. (biblical) Saint James
    Synonym: Santiago
  2. a Christian surname from Spanish
  3. several locations in the Philippines named after St. James

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, San Diego is the 309th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 25,520 individuals.

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