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Diogo Gender Male Origin Word/Name Hebrew / Latin Meaning Latin meaning: Doctrine / Who teaches Other names Related names Jacob, James, Jaime, Iago, Santiago, Tiago, Diego Diogo is a Portuguese male name. Originally, this name comes from James[citation needed] which in turn is derived from the Hebrew Yaʻăqōbh (Jacob), via the name of Saint James the Great, to Santo Iago (or Sant'Iago), re-analysed as Santiago[citation needed]. Other possible origin is the Latin form: Didacus, or the Greek form: Didaskein.
People
- Diogo of Portugal, infante and Constable of Portugal
- Diogo I Nkumbi a Mpudi, king of Kongo
- Diogo Abreu (born 1947), Portuguese geographer
- Diogo Cão, Portuguese Navigator who discovered the Congo river and consequently Angola.
- Diogo Infante, Portuguese actor
- Diogo Matos, (born 1975), former Portuguese footballer
- Diogo Paranaiba (born 1980), Brazilian footballer currently working at Wells Fargo
- Diogo Silvestre Bittencourt (born 1989), Brazilian footballer currently playing for São Paulo
Places
- Diogo Island an island in the Philippines Luzon Volcanic Arc
Categories:- Portuguese masculine given names
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