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It’s wild that the name Diego becomes James in English!

I would’ve thought of Daniel or something but no, JAMES

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Diego (Diogo in Portuguese) is a modification of the name Tiago which in turn is the diminutive of Santiago which is the name of the apostle James in Spanish and Portuguese.

Maybe Saint Jim would convey the idea better?

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San Diego <- Santiago <- Sant Iago <- Sanctus Iákōbos -> Sanct Iacobus -> Saint Iacomus -> Saint James

And Iákōbos from Hebrew Yaaqob

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So Jacob and James come from the same origin?

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In the streets of shame

Where you’ve lost your dreams in the rain

There’s no signs of hope

The stems and seeds of the last of the dope

There’s a glow of light

The Saint Jimmy is the spark in the night

Bearing gifts and trust

A fixture in the city of lust

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I wouldn’t mind that at all lol has a nice ring to it. But I would feel insulted if I don’t get treated well in a city where I’m a saint.

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jimjam5 wouldn’t mind the name Saint Jim?

I feel you’re biased 😋

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Tiago > Iago* > Jacob > James. It’s still a dumb demand.

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There’s a less popular name “Jago” in English that would fit. I think that also comes from Jacob or Iago.

So I reckon “Saint Jago”

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That’s English for ya! You would think that after the Great Vowel Shift people would have considered re-spelling words and names to more properly fit their roots, but evidently instead they just decided to start pronouncing everything wrong.

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It also seems like English changing the letter J from a /j/ sound to a /dzj/ sound didn’t help, going by how “Iacobus” became Jacob somewhere down that line.

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Yup, that’s the part that drives me most crazy.

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