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in reply to a message by Andy ;—)
OK, I got a bit mixed up with Andy's Sand-Iego (nice try, by the way) but I think I can help a bit, here.
Diego does come from Iago which is an old Spanish form of Jacob and/or James. Now, there was a Saint called "Santo Iago" (or San Iago, which is the same thing) in old Spanish, which later became Santiago (notice how they got rid of that "O"). Santiago does mean Saint James and/or Saint Jacob and/or San Diego. There are many cities in Latin America that are named after Santiago de Compostela, which is a famous patron saint from Santiago de Compostela, in Galicia, Spain... (Redundant, huh?. Bare with me!) such as Santiago de Chile, or Santiago de Los Caballeros, Guatemala and in this case San Diego, California.
Hope that helped a bit,
Magia.
Diego does come from Iago which is an old Spanish form of Jacob and/or James. Now, there was a Saint called "Santo Iago" (or San Iago, which is the same thing) in old Spanish, which later became Santiago (notice how they got rid of that "O"). Santiago does mean Saint James and/or Saint Jacob and/or San Diego. There are many cities in Latin America that are named after Santiago de Compostela, which is a famous patron saint from Santiago de Compostela, in Galicia, Spain... (Redundant, huh?. Bare with me!) such as Santiago de Chile, or Santiago de Los Caballeros, Guatemala and in this case San Diego, California.
Hope that helped a bit,
Magia.
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