See also: yago and yágo

English edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Yago

  1. A male given name from Spanish

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

 
  • 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 edit

Yago m

  1. a male given name from Latin