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, and Jacques.

Proper noun

Yago

  1. A male given name from Spanish.

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

    Proper noun

    Yago m

    1. a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob

    Descendants

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

    Spanish

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

  • 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.

    Pronunciation

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

    • Rhymes: -aɡo
    • Syllabification: Ya‧go

    Proper noun

    Yago m

    1. a male given name from Latin

    Descendants

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