Yago

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, and Jacques.

Yago

1. A male given name from Spanish.

• Iago

Inherited from Latin Iācōbus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), borrowed from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, from עקב. Doublet of Jacob and Jayme.

Yago m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob

• Spanish: Yago, Iago
  • → Galician: Iago
  • → Portuguese: Iago

• Iago

Inherited from Old 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 Jacobo and Jaime.

• Rhymes: -aɡo
• Syllabification: Ya‧go

Yago m

1. a male given name from Latin

• → Galician: Iago
• → Portuguese: Iago