At a Glance: Name: Yago – 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
Phonetic: YAH-goh IPA: /ˈja.ɡo/
Popularity of Yago
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1975–2024.
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