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    San Diego <- Santiago <- Sant Iago <- Sanctus Iákōbos -> Sanct Iacobus -> Saint Iacomus -> Saint James

    And Iákōbos from Hebrew Yaaqob

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        That is correct. Greek Iakóbos to Latin Iacobus to Jakobus to late latin Jacomus to early French Jammes to english James

        vs a more direct Yaaqob to Jacob or via Jakobus to Jacob

        This also explains why the short form of James is Jim, via french Jaime

        And how Jack and James and Jim and Jacob and Seamus and Thiego and Diego and Jaime and Giacomo, Iacopo and Hamish are all related.