Iago

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UK/iˈɑːɡəʊ/US/iˈɑɡoʊ/

proper noun

A male given name.

OriginGalician Iago ← Latin Iācōbus ← Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. Hebrewיַעֲקֹב“Jacob”
  2. Ancient GreekἸάκωβος
  3. LatinIācōbus“James”
  4. GalicianIago
  5. EnglishIago

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, and Santiago.

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APA

Iago. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iago

MLA

“Iago.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iago. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Iago,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iago.

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