Yago

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proper noun

A male given name from Spanish.

OriginSpanish Yago ← Latin Iācōbus ← Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Spanish.

Origin

  1. Hebrewיַעֲקֹב“Jacob”
  2. Ancient GreekἸάκωβος
  3. LatinIācōbus“James”
  4. SpanishYago
  5. EnglishYago

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.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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