köken: From an Iberian name, Latin Didacus, recorded from the 8th century, of unknown origin. Various suggestions include Greek, Basque and Celtiberian derivation, without wide acceptance of any proposal. The name Didacus is recorded in the vernacular as Diaco, Diago by the 10th century. The earliest record of the form Diego is of the late 11th century. Diego is the standard form in Spanish by the 14th…
aile: Díaz, donde dije digo, digo Diego, San Diego
köken: The Portuguese equivalent of Spanish Diego, from Old Galician-Portuguese Diago, from Latin Didacus. The change from -a- to -o- in Portuguese is irregular, and has been explained as avoiding homonymy with Diago < diaconus.
köken: Inherited from Byzantine Greek Γιάννης (Giánnēs), from Koine Greek, Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān). Doublet of Ιωάννης (Ioánnis).
a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob or James
köken: From Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Ya‘ăqṓḇ, “Jacob”, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (‘āqḗḇ, “heel of the foot”).
aile: Iācōbīnus
Iacobus Quintus, Rex Scotorum
Iacobus Dei Gratia Angliæ Primus & Scotiæ Sextus Rex
a male given name · Hansel, the boy in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.
köken: From German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”), from Latin Jōhannēs, Iōhannēs (a variant of Jōannēs, Iōannēs), from New Testament Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), a contraction from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yôḥānān) (Yohanan, Yokhanan), (perhaps) from a short form of Hebrew יְהוֹחָנָן (yəhôḥānān), meaning "YHWH is gracious". First recorded in Norway in the 14th century.
a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jacob, Jake, or James · a male surname transferred from the given name · a district in Banská Bystrica
köken: Derived from Latin Iacōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (ya‘ăqṓḇ, “Jacob”, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (‘āqḗḇ, “heel of the foot”).