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Name Diego

Meaning:Yahweh may protect; holder of the heel; supplanterTools:

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About the name Diego in particular

Gender:male
Languages of use:Spanish
US 2021 rank:#126     ... 124:Giovanni, 125:Chase, 126:Diego, 127:Milo, 128:Jasper ...     Full US 2021 list
Similarly written:Diego, Diemo, Diogo, Diogo, Biago, Cielo, Dierk, Dino, Divo, Drago     Details
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About Jacob/Jacqueline/Jakoba, the group of names with the same origin as Diego

Meaning/translation:Yahweh may protect; holder of the heel; supplanter
Language of origin:Hebrew
Info about origin, male:original, etymological meaning might be He (God) may protect
 but already in the Old Testament the name is interpreted as holder of the heel or supplanter
 in the Old Testament Jacob is a son of Isaac and the father of 12 sons who will found the 12 tribes of Israel
 during birth Jacob held the heel of his twin brother Esau for becoming the first-born (thus the given name interpretations)
 in the New Testament James the Elder and James the Younger are two disciples of Jesus
Words:yahweh = (the name of God) (name of the one God according to the Old Testament)  Hebrew
 aqeb = the heel  Hebrew
 aqab = to supplant, to cheat  Hebrew
Topics:12 Apostles, Interesting, Old Testament
Variants' top ranks:1:Jakob Austria First 2020,  1:James Ireland 2016,  1:Jacob USA 2012,  1:Diego Mexico 2007,  1:Jakub Poland 2015,  1:Thiago Panama 2021,  2:Jokubas Lithuania 2021,  2:Jakov Croatia 2022,  4:Diogo Portugal 2008,  4:Jacqueline England+Wales 1964
Somehow related to:Jahwe
Old/original forms:Iacobus Latin, Iacomus Latin, Iakobos Old Greek, Yaakov Hebrew
Name variants:Giacoma, Jackeline, Jackie, Jacklyn, Jacky, Jaclyn, Jacqueline, Jacquelyn, Jaime, Jaimie, Jakoba, Jakobea, Jakobine, Jami, Jamie, Jaquelin, Jaqueline, Jaslyn, Jayme, Jazlene, Jazlyn, Jazlynn, Jazzlyn, Coby, Diego, Diogo, Giacobbe, Giacomo, Iacopo, Iago, Jaakko, Jaap, Jachen, Jacob, Jacobo, Jacopo, Jacques, Jago, Jaime, Jak, Jaka, Jake, Jakob, Jakobe, Jakobus, Jakop, Jakov, Jakow, Jakub, James, Jamie, Jankel, Jascha, Jaycob, Jayme, Jekabs, Jeppe, Jim, Jimi, Jimmie, Jimmy, Jokubas, Kimo, Köbi, Koby, Lapo, Seamus, Seumas, Thiago, Tiago, Yaakob, Yaakov, Yago, Yakup, Yankel, Yaqub   Sortable list   Details
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ItalyGraph2022 11,  2021 112020 12,  2019 16,  2018 16,  2017 15,  2016 16,  2015 18,  2014 18,  2013 20,  2012 24,  2011 29,  2010 23,  2009 29,  2005 28
MexicoGraph2021 10,  2020 7,  2019 7,  2016 15,  2013 3,  2011 3,  2010 3,  2009 3,  2008 2,  2007 12005 2
Puerto RicoGraph2022 18,  2021 14,  2020 18,  2019 14,  2018 14,  2017 12,  2016 9,  2015 8,  2014 10,  2013 8
Spain prevalence 2015 31
USA decadesGraph2010-2019 118,  2000-2009 771990-1999 242,  1980-1989 407
USA yearlyGraph2022 124,  2021 126,  2020 125,  2019 129,  2018 134,  2017 129,  2016 129,  2015 124,  2014 129,  2013 130,  2012 110,  2011 99,  2010 85,  2009 75,  2008 69,  2007 57,  2006 562005 62,  2004 73,  2003 83,  2002 98,  2001 140,  2000 147,  1999 149,  1998 187,  1997 186,  1996 218,  1995 228,  1994 237,  1993 299
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