Diego walks in with a paintbrush in one hand and a soccer ball in the other. The Spanish form of a name long linked to James or to Santiago, likely developed from the Latin Didacus, it is carried by the great Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, by Velazquez's Las Meninas subject, and by Diego Maradona on the pitch. It sits at 145 on the American boys chart, a steady favorite across generations of Spanish-speaking families and beyond. Three syllables glide open, dee-AY-go, the soft G giving it movement. Nickname Dieguito is tender, Di is friendly. Bold, artistic, warm. A name built for stories worth telling.
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- Arlo
- Evan
- Bryson
- Jason
- Calvin
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- Arlo
- Evan
- Bryson
- Jason
- Calvin
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