Thiago is the
Portuguese equivalent of the names
Jacob
Jacob, later known as Israel, is a Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions. He first appears in the Torah, where he is described in the Book of Genesis as a son of Isaac and Rebecca. Accordingly, alongside his older fraternal twin brother E ...
and
James
James may refer to:
People
* James (given name)
* James (surname)
* James (musician), aka Faruq Mahfuz Anam James, (born 1964), Bollywood musician
* James, brother of Jesus
* King James (disambiguation), various kings named James
* Prince Ja ...
. It is the archaic spelling of the name
Tiago, presently mostly used in Brazil; in Portugal, the modern spelling largely prevails. It is also very popular in Argentina.
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Thiago (footballer, born September 1988), Thiago de Lima, Brazilian footballer
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Thiago (footballer, born October 1988), Thiago Pinto Borges, Brazilian footballer
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Thiago de Los Reyes (born 1989), Brazilian television and film actor
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Thiago Alcântara
Thiago Alcântara do Nascimento (; born 11 April 1991), known as Thiago Alcântara or mononymously as Thiago (; ), is a former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder.
Born in Italy to Brazilian parents and rai ...
(born 1991), Brazilian-Spanish footballer, known simply as Thiago
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Thiago Almada (born 2001), Argentine footballer
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Thiago Alves (tennis)
Thiago Hernandez Alves (; born May 22, 1982) is a retired Brazilian professional tennis player who competed mainly on the ITF Tour. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 88, achieved in July 2009.
Tennis career
In Grand Slams
He has ...
(born 1982), Brazilian tennis player
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Thiago Alves (fighter)
Thiago Alves (; born 3 October 1983) is a Brazilian former bare-knuckle fighter and former mixed martial artist. A 27-fight veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, he competed in the promotion from 2005 until 2019. Aside from being a pr ...
(born 1983), Brazilian mixed martial artist
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Thiago Soares Alves
Thiago Soares Alves (born July 26, 1986) is a Brazilian volleyball player, who is a wing spiker and has competed for Fenerbahçe Grundig and the national team. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officiall ...
(born 1986), Brazilian volleyball player
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Thiago Ávila
Thiago de Ávila e Silva Oliveira (; born 26 August 1986) is a Brazilian humanitarian and climate activist who gained international recognition as one of the participants aboard the June 2025 Gaza Freedom Flotilla.
Born in 1986 in the federal ...
(born 1986), Brazilian humanitarian activist
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Thiago Bordin (born 1983), Brazilian ballet drancer
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Thiago Cionek (born 1986), Polish-Brazilian footballer
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Thiago Corrêa
Thiago da Rosa Corrêa (born April 7, 1982), known as Thiago, Thiago Rio Grande do Sul, Gaúcho or Thiago Corrêa, is a Brazilian association football, footballer, who plays for Esporte Clube São Luiz, São Luiz.
Biography
Thiago joined the y ...
(born 1982), Brazilian footballer
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Thiago Fernández
Thiago Cruz Fernández (born 3 April 2004) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vélez Sarsfield. He made his debut for the team in 2023 and helped the club win the Argentine Primera División in 2024.
Club career
Fernández ...
(born 2004), Argentine footballer
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Thiago Lugano (born 2006), Uruguayan footballer
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Thiago Luna
Thiago Luna Brizuela (born 9 February 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Colegiales.
Career
Luna's career started with Colegiales. He made his professional bow under manager Juan Carlos Kopriva in Prime ...
(born 1998), Argentine footballer
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Thiago Monteiro (table tennis) (born 1981), Brazilian table tennis player
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Thiago (footballer, born February 1983), Thiago dos Santos Costa, Brazilian footballer
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Thiago (footballer, born November 1983), Thiago de Lima Silva, Brazilian footballer
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Thiago Monteiro (tennis)
Thiago Moura Monteiro (; born 31 May 1994) is a Brazilian professional tennis player. He has a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of world No. 61, achieved on 17 October 2022 and a doubles ranking of No. 144, ac ...
(born 1994), Brazilian tennis player
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Thiago Maia
Thiago Maia Alencar (born 23 March 1997), known as Thiago Maia, is a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club SC Internacional, Internacional.
Club career Santos ...
(born 1997), Brazilian footballer
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Thiago Motta
Thiago Motta (; ; born 28 August 1982) is a professional Association football, football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of club Juventus FC, Juventus.
A Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder, Mott ...
(born 1982), Brazilian footballer
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Thiago Neves
Thiago Neves Augusto (born 27 February 1985) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Born in Curitiba, Thiago Neves began his professional career with Paraná aged 20. His performa ...
(born 1985), Brazilian footballer
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Thiago Nuss
Thiago Thomas Nuss (born 2 February 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League Greece club OFI, on loan from Argentinos Juniors.
Career
Nuss began his career with Deportivo Español. He was promoted i ...
(born 2001), Argentine footballer
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Thiago Ojeda
Thiago Ezequiel Ojeda (born 12 January 2003) is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Spanish club Villarreal CF B.
Club career
Born in Buenos Aires, Ojeda was a Vélez Sarsfield youth graduate. On 6 July 2022, he si ...
(born 2003), Argentine footballer
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Thiago Prieto
Thiago Prieto Acosta (; born 5 November 2003) is an Argentine professional futsal footballer known sportingly as Thiago Prieto footballer for San Lorenzo. He also represented the Argentina National Team. In the Youth categories (Sub 15 and Sub ...
(born 2003), Argentine futsal player
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Thiago Quirino
Thiago Quirino da Silva or simply Quirino (born 4 January 1985 in Belo Horizonte) is a Brazilian football striker, who last played for Malaysian side, Felda United. Quirino holds a Timor-Leste passport which he used during the later stage of h ...
(born 1985), Brazilian footballer
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Thiago Ribeiro
Thiago Ribeiro Cardoso (born 24 February 1986), known as Thiago Ribeiro, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Catanduva.
Club career Early career
Born in Pontes Gestal, São Paulo state, Thiago Ribeiro started his career at ...
(born 1986), Brazilian footballer
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Thiago Romano
Thiago Romano (; born 23 June 2006) is an Argentine-Greek footballer who plays as a winger for the under-20 team ( Campionato Primavera 1) of Serie A club Inter Milan .
Life and career
Romano was born on 23 June 2006 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...
(born 2006), Argentine footballer
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Thiago Santos (disambiguation) Thiago Santos (born 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist.
Thiago Santos may also refer to the following people:
*Thiago Santos (fighter, born 1986), Brazilian mixed martial artist
* Thiago Santos (footballer, born 1984), Brazilian football s ...
, various people
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Thiago Silva
Thiago Emiliano da Silva (born 22 September 1984) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fluminense. Regarded as one of the best defenders of all time, he is known ...
(born 1984), Brazilian footballer
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Thiago (footballer, born 1991), Thiago Lima da Silva, Brazilian footballer
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Thiago (footballer, born 1996)
Thiago Rodrigues da Silva (born 12 June 1996), or simply Thiago, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Torreense as a goalkeeper.
Career Flamengo
Thiago made his professional debut for Flamengo in a Campeonato Carioca match against Portugu ...
, Thiago Rodrigues da Silva, Brazilian footballer
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Thiago (footballer, born 1997), Thiago Rodrigues de Souza, Brazilian footballer
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Thiago (footballer, born 2001), Igor Thiago Nascimento Rodrigues, Brazilian footballer
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Thiago Silva (fighter)
Thiago Silva (born November 12, 1982) is a Brazilian kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competes in the Light Heavyweight division of Eagle FC. A professional competitor since 2005, he has competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC ...
(born 1982), Brazilian mixed martial artist
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Thiago Seyboth Wild
Thiago Seyboth Wild (; born 10 March 2000) is a Brazilians, Brazilian professional tennis player. He has a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of world No. 58, achieved on 20 May 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. ...
(born 2000), Brazilian tennis player
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Thiago Agustín Tirante
Thiago Agustín Tirante (born 10 April 2001) is an Argentine professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 90, achieved on 15 April 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 257, achieved on 1 November 2021.
Career 2 ...
(born 2001), Argentine tennis player
See also
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Tiago (disambiguation)
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Diego
Diego is a Spanish masculine given name. The Portuguese equivalent is Diogo. The etymology of Diego is disputed, with two major origin hypotheses: ''Tiago'' and ''Didacus''.
The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below.
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Jacob
Jacob, later known as Israel, is a Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions. He first appears in the Torah, where he is described in the Book of Genesis as a son of Isaac and Rebecca. Accordingly, alongside his older fraternal twin brother E ...
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