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/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Proper noun
San Diego
- A city, the county seat of San Diego County, California, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Duval County, Texas, United States.
- Any of several other places also named after Saint Diego.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
city in southwest California
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Spanish
Proper noun
- Saint Didacus
- any of several places named after him, such as San Diego, California
Derived terms
- sandiegano (“San Diegan”)
References
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsan diˈeɡo/, [ˌsan ˈd͡ʒɛ.ɣo]
- Hyphenation: San Di‧e‧go
Proper noun
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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