Santiago is one of the names and/or surnames by which Saint James is known in the Spanish-, Galician- and Portuguese-speaking world. For people and places called Saint James, see the Saint James disambiguation page It is a contracted form of "Sant Yago" ("Saint Jacob"), which was the shout of the Spanish during the reconquest (711-1492) in response to the Moorish shout "Ala". It was also the tradition that Saint James (Santiago) had traveled to the Iberian Peninsula during his life and was buried there. The name is also complicated in Spanish in that Jaime is a modern version of James; and another varient is Diego, as in San Diego, as a doublet or variation: San Diego is one of the Hispanicized forms of James, originating from the name Santiago. It is original name of Didacus of Alcalá. Saint Didacus of Alcalá or Diego, more familiar as San Diego, was a Lay brother of the Order of Friars Minor who died at Alcalá de Henares One should note the name Didacus did exist as a big umbrella until Diego / Diago was "Latinized. " For more information see Diego article: Diego is a Spanish male name, derived from the Hebrew Yaʿqob (Jacob), the name of Saint James the Great, via Sant Yago, re-analysed as Santiago and SanDiego. Diego is a Spanish male name derived from the Hebrew Yaʿqob (Jacob the name of Saint James the Great, via Sant Yago For people and places called Saint James, see the Saint James disambiguation page Santiago, (also San Tiago Santyago Sant-Yago San Thiago is a Spanish name that derives from the Hebrew name Jacob ( Ya'akov) via "Sant . The assimilation of the final "T" of Sant into the name, a process called sandhi, has also occurred in "Telmo", the Spanish and Portuguese name for Elmo. Sandhi ( Sanskrit saṃdhi sa संधि "joining" is a cover term for a wide variety of phonological processes that occur at Morpheme Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. Elmo is a Muppet For the etymology, see the Spanish entry on Santiago in the Domincan Republic.
Santiago is the name of (see the Spanish version for many more localities and individuals):
- Santiago, Chile (originally named "Santiago de Nueva Extremadura")
- Santiago de Cali, Colombia
- Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
- Santiago de Cuba
- Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
- Santiago del Estero, Argentina
- Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico
- (Santiago de) Guayaquil, Ecuador
- (Santiago de León de) Caracas, Venezuela
- (San Felipe y Santiago de) Montevideo, Uruguay
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In Costa Rica:
- Santiago de Palmares
- Santiago de Paraíso
- Santiago de Puriscal
- Santiago de San Rafael
- Santiago de San Ramón
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In Nicaragua:
- (Santiago de los Caballeros de) León
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In Portugal:
- Santiago (Alcácer do Sal), a parish in the municipality of Alcácer do Sal
- Santiago (Arganil), a parish in the municipality of Arganil
- Santiago (Armamar), a parish in the municipality of Armamar
- Santiago (Lisbon), a parish in the municipality of Lisbon
- Santiago (Seia), a parish in the municipality of Seia
- Santiago (Sesimbra), a parish in the municipality of Sesimbra
- Santiago (Tavira), a parish in the municipality of Tavira
- Santiago (Torres Novas), a parish in the municipality of Torres Novas
- Santiago da Guarda, a parish in the municipality of Ansião
- Santiago da Ribeira de Alhariz, a parish in the municipality of Valpaços
- Santiago de Besteiros, a parish in the municipality of Tondela
- Santiago de Bougado, a parish in the municipality of Trofa
- Santiago de Candoso, a parish in the municipality of Guimarães
- Santiago do Cacém, a parish and a municipality in the Setúbal
- Santiago de Carreiras, a parish in the municipality of Vila Verde
- Santiago de Cassurrães, a parish in the municipality of Mangualde
- Santiago de Figueiró, a parish in the municipality of Amarante
- Santiago de Litém, a parish in the municipality of Pombal
- Santiago de Montalegre, a parish in the municipality of Sardoal
- Santiago de Piães, a parish in the municipality of Cinfães
- Santiago de Riba-Ul, a parish in the municipality of Oliveira de Azeméis
- Santiago de Subarrifana, a parish in the municipality of Penafiel
- Santiago de Vila Chã, a parish in the municipality of Ponte da Barca
- Santiago do Escoural, a parish in the municipality of Montemor-o-Novo
- Santiago dos Velhos, a parish in the municipality of Arruda dos Vinhos
- São Pedro e Santiago, a parish in the municipality of Torres Vedras
- Santiago Maior (Alandroal), a parish in the municipality of Alandroal
- Santiago Maior (Beja), a parish in the municipality of Beja
- Santiago Maior (Castelo de Vide), a parish in the municipality of Castelo de Vide
- Vale de Santiago, a parish in the municipality of Amarante
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Santiago ( (litteraly in spanish Saint James) is the Capital of Chile, and the center of its largest Conurbation ( Greater Santiago Santiago de Compostela (also Saint James of Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia and a UNESCO World Santiago de Cuba is the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island nation of Cuba Founded in 1495 during the first wave of European colonization of the New World, today Santiago de los Caballeros (the first " Santiago " of Santiago del Estero is the capital of Santiago del Estero Province in northern Argentina. Guayaquil (waʝaˈkil officially Santiago de Guayaquil, is the largest and the most populous City in Ecuador, as well as that nation's main port Caracas (kaˈɾakas is the Capital and largest city of Venezuela. Montevideo (monteβi'ðeo is the largest city the capital and chief port of Uruguay. Santiago del Estero is a province of Argentina, located in the north of the country Neighboring municipalities Bossoroca Capão do Cipó Tupanciretã Jari Santiago ( Portuguese for “ Saint James ” or Santiagu in Cape Verdean Creole, is the largest island of Cape Verde Santiago is one of the six Provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region of Chile. Santiago is a Colombian municipality and town located in the department of North Santander. Santiago is a town and municipality located in the Putumayo Department, Republic of Colombia. Santiago is the capital city of the canton of Puriscal in the province of San José in Costa Rica. Santiago de Cuba is the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island nation of Cuba Santiago de Cuba Province is the second most populated province in the island of Cuba. Santiago is a province of the Dominican Republic. Santiago is the heart of the country Santiago Island is an island of the Galápagos Islands. It is also known as San Salvador, after the first island discovered by Columbus in the Caribbean Santiago Sacatepéquez is a Municipality in the Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez. Santiago is a Municipality located in the center of the Mexican State of Nuevo León. Santiago is a small town in Baja California Sur Mexico, located on Mexico's Highway 1, about an hour's drive north of San José del Cabo Santiago Maravatío is a Mexican city (and municipality) located in the Bajío ( lowlands) of the state of Guanajuato. Santiago Tianguistenco, often known as Tianguistenco, is a city in Mexico. Santiago Jamiltepec (Mixtec Casandoo) is a town and the seat of surrounding municipality of the same name in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. León is the second largest City in Nicaragua, after Managua. Santiago de Veraguas is the capital of the Panamanian province Veraguas. La Libertad is a region in northwestern Peru. It is bordered by the Lambayeque, Cajamarca and Amazonas regions on the north the Santiago is a 4th class municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte, Philippines. The Municipality of General Trias ( Filipino: Bayan ng Heneral Trias) formerly San Francisco de Malabon, is a first class Santiago is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Santiago City is a 1st class city in the province of Isabela, Philippines. Pangasinan is one of the provinces of the Republic of the Philippines. Alcácer do Sal - pron aɫ'kasɛɾ du saɫ is a municipality in Portugal, located in the district of Setúbal. Arganil ( pron ɐɾgɐ'niɫ is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 332 Armamar ( pron. ɐɾmɐ'maɾ is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 117 Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. Seia ( pron 'sɐjɐ is a city and a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 435 Sesimbra ( pron sɨ'zĩbɾɐ is a municipality of Portugal, in the Setúbal district lying at the foothills of the Serra da Arrábida, a mountain Tavira or Tabira is another name for Durango Spain. Tavira ( pron Torres Novas ( pron 'toʁɨʃ 'nɔvɐʃ is a Municipality in Portugal with a total area of 270 Ansião ( pron. ɐ̃si'ɐ̃w̃ is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 176 Valpaços ( pron. vaɫ'pasuʃ is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 548 Tondela ( pron tõ'dɛlɐ is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 371 Trofa ( pron 'tɾɔfɐ is a Municipality and a City in the north of the Oporto metropolitan area in Portugal. Guimarães (gimɐˈɾɐ̃j̃ʃ is a city and municipality in northwestern Portugal in the province of Minho and in the district of Braga Santiago do Cacém ( pron sɐ̃ti'agu du kɐ'sɐ̃j̃ is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 1060 There are parishes and a municipality that have the name Vila Verde in Portugal: Vila Verde, a municipality in the district of Braga Mangualde ( pron. mɐ̃'gwaɫd(ɨ is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 219 Amarante ( pron ɐmɐ'ɾɐ̃t(ɨ is a municipality in the district of Oporto, in northern Portugal. For the marquis see Sebastião de Melo Marquis of Pombal. Pombal (põ Sardoal ( pron sɐɾdu'aɫ is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 92 Cinfães ( pron. sĩ'fɐ̃j̃ʃ is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 239 Oliveira de Azeméis ( pron oli'vɐjɾɐ dɨ ɐzɨ'mɐjʃ or) is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 163 Penafiel ( pron pɨnɐfi'ɛɫ or) is a Portuguese city of the Porto district in the North of the country Ponte da Barca ( pron 'põt(ɨ dɐ 'baɾkɐ is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 182 Montemor-o-Novo ( pron mõtɨ'mɔɾ u 'novu is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 1233 Arruda dos Vinhos ( pron. ɐ'ʁudɐ duʃ 'viɲuʃ is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 78 Torres Vedras ( pron 'toʁɨʃ 'vɛdɾɐʃ is a city and a municipality in the district of Lisbon, Portugal, about 50 km north of Lisbon. Alandroal ( pron ɐlɐ̃dɾu'aɫ is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 542 Beja (ˈbɛʒɐ is a city and a municipality in the Alentejo region Portugal. Castelo de Vide ( pron kɐʃ'tɛlu dɨ 'vidɨ is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 264 Vale de Santiago is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Odemira. Valdez is a surname of Spanish origin The name may also be spelled Valdés. Sariego ( Asturian, Sariegu) is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. Santiago is a Comarca in the Galician Province of A Coruña. The overall population of this local region is 150286 ( 2005) Santiago del Teide is a municipality in the Canary Islands, and part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Santiago High School is a High school located in Garden Grove California and is a member of the Garden Grove Unified School District. Allegheny County is a County in the southwestern part of the U Santiago ( Portuguese for “ Saint James ” or Santiagu in Cape Verdean Creole, is the largest island of Cape Verde Santiago Island is an island of the Galápagos Islands. It is also known as San Salvador, after the first island discovered by Columbus in the Caribbean The Amazon River (Rio Amazonas Río Amazonas of South America is the largest river in the world by volume with a total river flow greater than the next top ten largest rivers Santiago Peak is the southern mountain of Orange County's Saddleback formation The Battle of Santiago de Cuba, fought between Spain and the United States on July 3 1898, was the largest naval engagement of the Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanish Town is the former Spanish and English capital of Jamaica. Santiago is an indie / punk band from Santa Rosa California that formed in 2002 and has released two full-length albums The Chieftains are a Grammy -winning Irish musical group founded in 1962 best known for being the first band to make Irish traditional music popular Loreena Isabel Irene McKennitt CM (born February 17, 1957) is a Canadian singer composer harpist and pianist most famous for writing recording Benito Santiago Rivera (born March 9, 1965 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball Catcher. Hugo Santiago was born Hugo Santiago Muchnick in 1939 in Buenos Aires Argentina Joey Santiago (born Joseph Alberto Santiago on June 10 1965 is a Filipino -American Guitarist and Composer. Santiago Cabrera (born May 5, 1978) is a Chilean Actor, raised in and currently residing in London, England. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six is the title of John Clark's position as director of the fictional counter-terrorist unit Rainbow Chronicle of a Death Foretold (original Spanish title Crónica de una muerte anunciada) is a Novella by Gabriel García The Old Man and the Sea is a Novella (just over 100 pages in length by Ernest Hemingway, written in Cuba in 1951 and published in Luis Santiago is a fictional character in the universe of the science fiction television drama Babylon 5, portrayed by Douglas Netter. Santiago is a fictional character in Anne Rice 's The Vampire Chronicles series specifically the novel Interview with the Vampire. Santiago, (also San Tiago Santyago Sant-Yago San Thiago is a Spanish name that derives from the Hebrew name Jacob ( Ya'akov) via "Sant Santiago A Myth of the Far Future is a novel by American Science fiction author Mike Resnick. The Reconquista (a Spanish and Portuguese word for "Reconquest" Arabic: الاسترداد, "Recapturing" was a period
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Santiago
-proper noun
- Capital city of Chile
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