Didacus

Latin Etymology An exclusively Iberian name recorded from the mid-8th century, and frequently throughout the 9th century, predominantly in northwestern Iberia. Of unknown origin. Suggestions have included: a masculine derivation from Greek grc διδαχή, perhaps by conflation with grc διάδοχος; an extension of Latin Didus, Didius (masculine form of la Dido) with the Basque suffix -ko-; a Celtic *Divakos, from cel-pro *deiwos *deiwos "god"; derivation from Celtiberian Titiacus, from a presumed *Tritiakos. Vernacular forms Diaco, Diago by the 10th century, the form es Diego is recorded from the late 11th century. Pronunciation Dīdacus Proper noun Dīdacus<2> la EML. la male la Declension Dīdacus<2> Derived terms la Didacopolis Descendants ast Diego Diago ca Dídac Dídec es Diego pt Diogo gl Diogo References Lidia Becker, Hispano-romanisches Namenbuch: Untersuchung der Personennamen vorrömischer, griechischer und lateinisch-romanischer Etymologie auf der Iberischen Halbinsel im Mittelalter (6.-12. Jahrhundert), Walter de Gruyter (2009), 385–389.