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[–] 51 points 8 months ago (8 children)

Masculine form would be santo like in Santo Domingo. San seems to be an abbreviated form of that.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Yeah, "Santo" is the better example. I'm actually not sure if there's any particular distinction for why sme place names are "San" and other are "Santo", perhaps it comes from historical baggage from whichever branches of explorers / conquerers founded each town.

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  • [–] 15 points 8 months ago

    To the best if my knowledge, Santo is used to clarify the difference between the title and the name.

    Santo Tomás being the simplest example I can think of, as “San Tomás” can be confused as as “Santo Más”.

    Everything else is pretty spot on and an excellent explanation!

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