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Jago

Jago (name) means a Cornish surname and given name, a variant of James derived ultimately from Jacob. Example: “Jago is a traditional Cornish form of James.”

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A Cornish surname and given name, a variant of James derived ultimately from Jacob.
"Jago is a traditional Cornish form of James."
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Etymology

From Cornish Jago, from Latin Iācōbus (“James”), from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “May He Heel”), from the third-person singular masculine imperfective form of the Semitic verb "to heel" (with various meanings), in turn from עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, “heel of the foot”), historically mediated by the folk etymology found in Biblical account of the patriarch Jacob's birth in Genesis 25:26. Doublet of Iago, Yago, James, Jacob, Jacques, Diego, Santiago, and San Diego.

Origin: Latin

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What does “Jago” mean?

The word “Jago” means a Cornish surname and given name, a variant of James derived ultimately from Jacob.

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Here is “Jago” used in a sentence: “Jago is a traditional Cornish form of James.”

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“Jago” is a name.

What is the meaning of Jago?

"Jago" (name) means a Cornish surname and given name, a variant of James derived ultimately from Jacob.

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