Male Name
Santiago
san.ˈtja.ɣo
sɐ̃.ti.ˈa.ɡu
sɐ̃.t͡ʃi.ˈa.ɡu
sɑn.ti.ˈɑ.ɡoʊ
sæn.ti.ˈɑ.ɡoʊ
Overview
Gender
masculine
Origin
Categories
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Ernest Hemingway characters
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Characteristics
How people perceive this name
Overall Rating
77/100
classic100%
formal80%
upper class65%
wholesome80%
strong120%
strange80%
complex65%
serious80%
Meaning & Etymology
Means "Saint James", derived from Spanish santo "saint" combined with Yago, an old Spanish form of James, the patron saint of Spain. It is the name of the main character in the novella The Old Man and the Sea (1951) by Ernest Hemingway. This also is the name of the capital city of Chile, as well as several other cities in the Spanish-speaking world.