1715–25, alteration of Diego < Spanish: a given name
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The Soviet Government has obtained the right to establish naval bases on the islands of Osel and Dago, on the Gulf of Riga, and at Paldisski, on the Gulf of Finland.
From The Guardian • Jul. 24, 2019
“We don’t want to do the melodrama about the good guys and bad guys,” says Dago García, a vice president of production and content at Caracol Television, the network that produced “Alias J.J.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2019
The hosts that evening were Anna Federici and her husband, Roberto D’Agostino, who goes by Dago.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 8, 2018
“They told us to pack for only three days,” said Esnimeh Dago, 22.
From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2017
One such vessel was still wanting on the rocks of Dago.
From The Tower of Dago by Jókai, Mór
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