At a Glance
- Meaning
- Form of James/Jacob, ultimately from the Hebrew root for 'heel'
- Origin
- Spanish/Galician (form of Jacob/James, ultimately Hebrew)
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- YAH-goh
Yago is a Spanish/Galician (form of Jacob/James, ultimately Hebrew) boy's name meaning “form of James/Jacob, ultimately from the Hebrew root for 'heel'”. It appears in our list of 175+ Cute Surfer Boy Names (For Your Beachy Babe).
Meaning & Origin of Yago
Meaning: Form of James/Jacob, ultimately from the Hebrew root for 'heel'.
Origin: Spanish/Galician (form of Jacob/James, ultimately Hebrew).
A common claim: means 'supplanter' Actually: 'Supplanter' is the traditional gloss from the Genesis wordplay around Jacob's birth, but the literal Hebrew root behind the name is 'heel,' not 'supplant.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Yago
YAH-gohIPA /ˈja.ɡo/
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