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Santiago.

James

8 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

name/sanˈtjaɡo/[s̺an̪ˈt̪jɑ.ɣ̞ʊ]/sanˈtjaɡo/standard[s̺an̪ˈt̪jɑ.ɣ̞ʊ]standard

  1. James

    masculine

  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob or James

    masculine

  3. a surname

    masculine

  4. Santiago, Santiago de Compostela (the capital city of Galicia, Spain)

    masculine

  5. Santiago, Santiago de Chile (the capital city of Chile)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *sh₂nékti Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Italic *-iō Proto-Italic *sankiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Proto-Italic *sanktos Latin sānctus Biblical Hebrew עָקַב Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ)bor. Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb) Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos)bor. Latin Iācōbus Old Galician-Portuguese Santiago Galician Santiago Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Santiago, from Latin Sānctus Iācōbus (“Saint James”). Cognate with Fala, Portuguese, and Spanish Santiago.

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