♂ Male Name
🇪🇸 Spanish Origin
Diego
From Spanish, meaning “Justo”.
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Male Name
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ES Origin
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Where Diego Comes From
Cultural origin
🇪🇸SpanishNative
Primarily associated with Spain and across Latin America.
This spelling is also used in other cultures, sometimes with a related meaning:
🇮🇹ItalianSupplanter
🇵🇹PortugueseSupplanter
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Famous People Named Diego
Real namesakes across history
1
Diego Maradona
Footballer · 1960–2020
Widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers in history.
2
Diego Velázquez
Painter · 1599–1660
Leading artist of the Spanish Golden Age.
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