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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Santiago m. Spanish sant 'saint' + Iago (i.e., Jacob).

The Spanish name of Saint James.

See Diego for a contraction of this.

Spain
Spanish
1576 Santiago Catalogo-5.2 3986
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Santiago". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Santiago.