November 13
Why this day? Yago is a short form of Diego, and shares its name day.
Yago is celebrated in France, the United States, Italy, Spain and Brazil on November 13; Germany on December 24.
Yago is a short form of Diego. It keeps its origin (Medieval Spanish (Didacus), widespread throughout the Hispanic and Lusophone world.) and meaning — debated meaning: long associated with James (via Santiago → San Diego), it is now traced back to the medieval Latin Didacus, possibly from the Greek ‘didaché’ (teaching)., and shares its name day, November 13.
On birth records, Yago is rarely written as such: the Yagos are Diegos (60,976 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Diego page.
Yago is a short form of Diego, which means debated meaning: long associated with James (via Santiago → San Diego), it is now traced back to the medieval Latin Didacus, possibly from the Greek ‘didaché’ (teaching)..
November 13, together with Diego: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Diego.
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