Meaning and background
The story behind Diogo
Diogo is a Portuguese personal name corresponding to Diego in Spanish. Reference works document distinct European and Brazilian Portuguese pronunciations, so an English approximation should not be passed off as universal. This is a genuine historical given name rather than an invented dog-name spelling. Its link to Diego is well attested; the much older derivation of Diego itself has competing explanations, so a neat one-word translation would overstate the evidence.
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Diogo appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2024 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
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