English
San Diego
San Diego comes from Spanish San Diego.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentSan Diegoliterally ‘Saint Didacus’
- Englishearliest quotation 2023same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentSan Diegoliterally ‘Saint Didacus’
- Englishearliest quotation 2023same form
Earliest quotation: 2023, Richard Collett, He ran out of countries to visit, so he created his own: “I like to put it simply,” says Randy “R…”
The story
Borrowed from Spanish San Diego (literally “Saint Didacus”). Diego is a unique name not derived from Santiago (‘Saint James’).
Every English word from Spanish San Diego
Today it means
name A city, the county seat of San Diego County, California, United States.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish San Diego / San Diego