Santiago (surname)
| Pronunciation | English: /ˌsæntiˈɑːɡoʊ/, US also /ˌsɑːn-/;[1] Spanish: [sanˈtjaɣo] Tagalog: [santɪago], alternately locally [-tʃa-] |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Galician, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Meaning | "Saint James" |
| Region of origin | Galicia, Spain |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Santhiago |
Santiago is both a Spanish and Portuguese[2] surname. The surname Santiago was first found in Galicia, Spain. There are other forms that are shortened versions of Santiago: Sant, Santo, Sancto, Sancti, Sanct, Sanctis Santi. Also, these spellings apply to all the righteous men of the Calendar of the days of the Patron Saints.[3] Santiago is a habitational name from any of the numerous places named for the dedication of churches to St. James (Sant Iago).
People[]
- Adalberto Santiago, salsa singer
- Americo Santiago, American politician
- Benito Santiago (born 1965), Puerto Rican baseball catcher
- Benito Santiago Jr. (born 1989), son of the above; Puerto Rican basketball player
- Carlos E. Santiago, economist and educator; Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee[307]
- Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Santiago, beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2001; first Puerto Rican and first Caribbean-born layperson to be beatified
- Charles Santiago, Malaysian politician
- Daniel Santiago, former NBA basketball player
- Eddie Santiago, salsa singer
- Eduardo Santiago Delpín, surgeon; wrote the first book in Spanish about organ transplants
- Elena Santiago (born 1941), Spanish writer
- Esmeralda Santiago, author
- Emile Santiago (1899-1995), American costume designer
- Ezequiel Santiago (1973–2019), American politician
- Héctor Santiago-Colón, posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
- Herman Santiago, rock n roll singer; composed song "Why Do Fools Fall in Love"
- Hugo Santiago, film director
- Irene Santiago, peace negotiator from the Philippines
- Joey Santiago, guitarist of the Pixies and The Martinis
- Luis Santiago (1977–2005), Filipino TV director
- Manuela Santiago Collazo, Mayor of Vieques
- Margaret Santiago (1931-2018), American museum registrar
- María Elena Santiago, widow of rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly
- Marikit Santiago (born 1985), Filipina-Australian artist
- Marvin Santiago (1947-2004), Puerto Rican salsa music singer
- Miriam Defensor Santiago (1945-2016), Filipino politician
- Nellie R. Santiago (born 1843), New York state senator
- O. J. Santiago, NFL player
- Rafael Santiago Maria, a Brazilian footballer known as Santiago
- Randy Santiago, Filipino singer and actor
- Renoly Santiago, actor
- Richard Santiago, a Puerto Rican boxer
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson, actor and playwright
- Saundra Santiago, actress
- Sonia Santiago, a ballerina in Germany
- Tony Santiago, military historian
- Vidal Santiago Díaz, political activist; barber of Pedro Albizu Campos and uncle of the novelist Esmeralda Santiago
- Zoraida Santiago, singer and composer
- Melvin Jose Santiago Aponte, integrated marketing expert working for Univision Hartford-Springfield, broadcast sales and production
Fictional characters[]
- Amy Santiago, a detective in Brooklyn's ninety-ninth precinct in the comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Bobby Santiago, a supporting character in The Loud House and main character in The Casagrandes
- Ronnie Anne Santiago, Bobby's sister in The Loud House and The Casagrandes
- Maria Santiago, Bobby and Ronnie Anne's mother in The Loud House and The Casagrandes
- Colonel Corazon Santiago, a faction leader in the PC strategy game Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
- Mila Santiago, a character in Belgian series Ghost Rockers
- President Luis Santiago, in the television series Babylon 5
- Omar Santiago, in the television series Harsh Realm
- Raphael Santiago, a vampire from Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments series, as well as The Bane Chronicles, by the same author
- William Santiago, a member of the United States Marine Corps who was murdered at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in the movie A Few Good Men
- Santiago, a character in Mike Resnick's novels Santiago: a Myth of the Far Future (1986), and The Return of Santiago (2003)
- Santiago, a character on the United States television show Friday Night Lights, set in Texas (based on Buzz Bissinger's book)
- Santiago, the main character of Paulo Coelho's novel The Alchemist
- Santiago, a character in the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez
- Santiago, the titular character of Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Santiago Surname origin.
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