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Vinony

Diego

proper noun

  1. male given name
  2. family name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /diˈeɪ.ɡoʊ/

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Diego, from an Iberian Didacus, of uncertain origin.

  1. A male given name from Spanish Diego.

    “Diego Maradona is helping in the fight against coronavirus in his home city by autographing a replica of the Argentina jersey he wore in the country’s 1986 World Cup final triumph to raise money for an underprivileged community.”

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Diego, from an Iberian Didacus, of uncertain origin.

  1. Alternative letter-case form of diego (“Spanish speaker”).

    “I suppose the grog they serve out so liberally to those "Diegos" to keep up their courage in a fight had something to do with it. By Jove! that was a narrow escape.”

    “"You tell the law what happened out there at Rancho Del Robles Viejo. Those Mexicans have been getting away with things too long around this country. Think they still own it. It's time those Diegos were taken down a notch."”