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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Hebrew : Supplanter, substitute; the patron saint of Spain
  • Spanish : Supplanter

What does Santiago mean and stand for?

The name Santiago is of Hebrew and Spanish origin and means "supplanter." It is also of Latin origin and translates to Saint James. Santiago is derived from Spanish santo (saint) combined with Yago (an old Spanish form of James).

Syllables: 4

Boy name variations

James

James

- 3% this year
Masculine
Common
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Jaymes

Jaymes

+ 7% this year
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Jaime

Jaime

+ 2% this year
Neutral
Rare
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Jaymie

Jaymie

- 11% this year
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Jamy

Jamy

+ 20% this year
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Jaimie

Jaimie

+ 20% this year
Neutral
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Jamesy

Jamesy

0 % this year
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Jameson

Jameson

- 6% this year
Masculine
Common
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Jamey

Jamey

+ 40% this year
Neutral
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Jan

Jan

+ 10% this year
Neutral
Rare
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Jay

Jay

+ 3% this year
Masculine
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Jim

Jim

- 8% this year
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Jimmy

Jimmy

- 2% this year
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Jimmie

Jimmie

- 26% this year
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Jimbo

Jimbo

0 % this year
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Diego

Diego

+ 1% this year
Masculine
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Giacomo

Giacomo

+ 48% this year
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Seamus

Seamus

- 10% this year
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Sheamus

Sheamus

0 % this year
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Shamus

Shamus

- 45% this year
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Hamish

Hamish

- 12% this year
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Jaemes

Jaemes

0 % this year
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Jaimes

Jaimes

0 % this year
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Jaemie

Jaemie

0 % this year
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Jaemy

Jaemy

0 % this year
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Jame

Jame

0 % this year
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Jameyel

Jameyel

0 % this year
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Jami

Jami

+ 25% this year
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Jamia

Jamia

- 8% this year
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Jamiah

Jamiah

- 40% this year
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Jamian

Jamian

0 % this year
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Jamiee

Jamiee

0 % this year
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Jamme

Jamme

0 % this year
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Jammey

Jammey

0 % this year
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Jammie

Jammie

+ 20% this year
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Jammy

Jammy

0 % this year
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Jamye

Jamye

+ 33% this year
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Jameze

Jameze

0 % this year
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Jamze

Jamze

0 % this year
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Jamieson

Jamieson

+ 7% this year
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Jamison

Jamison

- 14% this year
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Jamiesen

Jamiesen

0 % this year
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Santi

Santi

+ 75% this year
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Chago

Chago

0 % this year
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How Popular Is The Name Santiago

Family name origins & meanings

  • Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish : habitational name from any of the numerous places named for the dedication of their churches to St. James (Sant Iago). The apostle St. James the Greater is the patron saint of Spain; there is a medieval legend that, after the death of Christ, he did not meet a speedy end under Herod Agrippa, but visited and evangelized the Iberian peninsula. His alleged burial site at Compostela has been a place of pilgrimage from all over Europe for over a thousand years.

Popularity

According to Social Security Administration data, Santiago has only recently become popular, breaking the top 100 for the first time in 2017.

However, it is the 9th most popular name on FamilyEducation.com.

According to Google search data analysis, in the last five years Isabella was at its peak popularity in January 2017.

Santiago is a surname, a city in Chile, and the name of the patron saint of Spain. The name has also appeared in various works of literature, such as Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, and Paolo Coehlo's The Alchemist. Despite its fictional character popularity, Santiago does not have very many American namesakes.

Where is it Popular?

Santiago was searched for most often in the following states:

Nicknames for Santiago

  • Sandy
  • Sant
  • Santi

Pairs well with these middle names

 

Meaning and Origin of Santiago