Thiago

Thiago meaning

Thiago is an international and Christian boy's name of Hebrew origin (Portuguese form).

Portuguese form of James (Tiago); James is a form of Jacob, "heel-catcher, supplanter"

Also used to mean: saint james

Thiago is the Brazilian spelling of Tiago, the Portuguese name for James. It was taken from Santiago, 'Saint James', by treating the San- as the word for saint, which left Tiago. James itself goes back through Greek Iakobos to Hebrew Ya'aqov, Jacob, which Strong's glosses 'heel-catcher', that is, supplanter, after the story of Jacob born holding his twin brother's heel. The name honours St James the Great, the apostle. Well-known bearers include the Brazilian footballer Thiago Silva. Baby-name lists give 'Saint James' or 'supplanter'. It is said chee-AH-goh in Brazil and tee-AH-goh in Portugal.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), Hebrew and Chaldee Dictionary, H3290 · entry Ya'aqov · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Strong's H3290, Ya'aqov · Wikipedia, Santiago (name) · Wikipedia, Thiago Silva

Famous namesakes

• Thiago Silva, Brazilian footballer

Popularity abroad

• #50 United States, boys 2025 (up 5 from 55 in 2024)
  US Social Security Administration
• #331 England and Wales, boys 2025
  Office for National Statistics

Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.

Spellings

Thiago · Tiago

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