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From the character in Shakespeare's Othello.

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Iago m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Triakidae – houndsharks.

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English

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Etymology

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From Welsh, Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician Iago, 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 Yago, Jago, James, Jacob, Jacques, Diego, Santiago, and San Diego.

Proper noun

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Iago

  1. A male given name.
  2. The villain of William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello; any similar villain or deceitful underling.

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Latin Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (ya‘ăqṓḇ, Jacob, literally he will/shall heel), from עָקֵב (‘āqḗḇ, heel of the foot).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈjaɡo/ [ˈjɑ.ɣ̞ʊ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /ˈjaħo/ [ˈjɑ.ħʊ]

 

  • Hyphenation: Ia‧go

Proper noun

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Iago m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob
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Italian

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Etymology

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From English. Doublet of Giacomo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈja.ɡo/
  • Rhymes: -aɡo
  • Hyphenation: Ià‧go

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Iago m

  1. a male given name

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Late Latin Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally he will/shall heel), from עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, heel).

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  • Rhymes: -aɡu
  • Hyphenation: I‧a‧go

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Iago m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob
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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝaɡo/ [ˈɟ͡ʝa.ɣ̞o]
  • IPA(key): (Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈjaɡo/ [ˈja.ɣ̞o]

  • Rhymes: -aɡo
  • Syllabification: Ia‧go

Proper noun

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Iago m

  1. a male given name, variant of Yago