Santiago (surname)
| Language(s) | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Galician, Spanish |
| Meaning | "Saint James[disambiguation needed]" |
| Region of origin | Galicia, Spain |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Santiago |
The surname Santiago was first found in Galicia, Spain.[1] Santiago is a habitational name from any of the numerous places named for the dedication of churches to St. James (Sant Iago).
People
- Benito Santiago, a professional baseball catcher
- Charles Santiago, Malaysian politician
- Hugo Santiago, film director
- Joey Santiago, guitarist of the Pixies and The Martinis
- Rafael Santiago Maria, a Brazilian footballer known as Santiago
- Richard Santiago, a Puerto Rican boxer
Fictional characters
- Dominic Santiago, in Gears of War
- Luis Santiago, in the television series Babylon 5
- 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
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