Yago

See also: yago and yágo

English

Etymology

From Spanish Yago, from Latin Iācōbus (“James”), from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (ya‘ăqṓḇ, “Jacob”, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (‘āqḗḇ, “heel”) and the Biblical account of the patriarch Jacob's birth in Genesis 25:26. Doublet of Iago, Jago, James, Jacob, Jacques, Diego, Santiago, and San Diego.

Proper noun

Yago

  1. A male given name from Spanish

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin Iācōbus (“James”), from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (ya‘ăqṓḇ, “Jacob”, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (‘āqḗḇ, “heel”) and the Biblical account of the patriarch Jacob's birth in Genesis 25:26. Doublet of Diego, Jacobo, Santiago, and San Diego.

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝaɡo/ [ˈɟ͡ʝa.ɣ̞o]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃaɡo/ [ˈʃa.ɣ̞o]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒaɡo/ [ˈʒa.ɣ̞o]

  • Rhymes: -aɡo
  • Syllabification: Ya‧go

Proper noun

Yago m

  1. a male given name from Latin
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