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Giacomo

English translation/equivalent: James, Jacques

Origin: Derived from the Hebrew and is composed of the oral root qb which means "protect," with the significance of "God has protected, follower of God."

Name Day/Onomastico: July 25—in memory of St. James the Apostle, martyred in 44.

Related Name/Other Italian Forms: Jacopo

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