Diogo

Cebuano

Proper noun

Diogo

1. Diogo (an island in the Philippines)

Portuguese

Etymology

The Portuguese equivalent of Spanish Diego, from Old Galician-Portuguese Diago, from Latin Didacus. The change from -a- to -o- in Portuguese is irregular, and has been explained as avoiding homonymy with Diago < diaconus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈo.ɡu/ [d͡ʒɪˈo.ɡu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈd͡ʒjo.ɡu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈo.ɡu/ [d͡ʒɪˈo.ɡu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈd͡ʒjo.ɡu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈo.ɡo/ [d͡ʒɪˈo.ɡo], (faster pronunciation) /ˈd͡ʒjo.ɡo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdjo.ɡu/ [ˈdjo.ɣu]

• Rhymes: -oɡu
• Hyphenation: Di‧o‧go

Proper noun

Diogo m (plural Diogos)

1. a male given name