It was derived from the Hebrew Yaʻăqōbh(Jacob), thru the name of Saint James the Great (Sant Yago), and transformed as Santiago and SanDiego.
San Diego was named to honor the flagship of a Spanish explorer named Vizcaino.
It is named for Saint Didacus of Alcala or Saint Diego.
San Diego got its name from Sebastian Vizcaino who sailed into San Diego in 1602. He came searching for pearls and surveying the region and named San Diego after the Spanish saint, San Diego de Alcala.
The first name given to the San Diego area was San Miguel.
San Diego is a Spanish name and so it is still pronounced San Diego in Spanish.
San Diego is located in the state of California, which is in the United States.
Because they originally played in San Diego and the name San Diego Rockets just sounded cool
Diego is a popular Spanish name, as in San Diego, California.
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The zoo in San Diego is aptly named the San Diego Zoo. It is the largest zoo in the state and has over 500 species of plants,animals, and aquatic life.
The noun San Diego is a proper noun, the name of a specific place.
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