Where does “Santa Fé” come from?
Santa Fé (English) comes from Spanish Santa Fe, from Spanish santa, from Old Spanish sancta, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ, from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב — heel of the foot; heel.
Santa Fé (English): Places in Argentina
Definitions
- Places in Argentina
Ancestry of “Santa Fé”, step by step
Santa Fé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish Santa Fe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Santa Fe | Holy Faith |
| 2 | Spanish | santa | feminine singular of santo; female equivalent of... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | sancta | — |
| 4 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 5 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 8 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 9 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |
via Portuguese Santa Fé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Santa Fé | holy faith |