Santiago
/ˌsæn.tiˈɑː.ɡoʊ/noun
A masculine given name and a place name associated with Saint James.
Did you know?Santiago comes from Spanish devotional usage of Sant Iago, meaning “Saint James,” and the famous battle cry and place-name tradition grew from the cult of a warrior saint rather than any single original word.
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Heb
Yaʿaqov
“Jacob; the original Hebrew patriarchal name”
Greek (Septuagint)
Grc
Iakōbos
“James/Jacob in Greek biblical tradition”
Late Latin
Lat
Iacomus
“A later Latin form used for James”
Old Spanish
OSP
Sant Iago
“Saint James, from devotional Spanish usage”
Modern Spanish
Spa
Santiago
“Saint James; a name used for people and places”