Jago (name)

Jago

Origin
Word/name	Cornish and Welsh
Meaning	"James", a later form of "Jacob"

Jago is a name first found in Cornwall (part of England, UK), with the variant spellings Jagoe, Jagow, Jeago, Jego, ^[1] Jeggo, Jaego, Lago, and others. ^[2] Its origins are debated, ^[1] but one theory is that it derives from the Welsh lago and Cornish Jago, meaning "James", ^[2] which is a later version of the name Jacob, meaning "supplanter". ^[1]

People with the name Jago include:

Single name

• Jago (illustrator) (born 1979), British illustrator
• Jago (sculptor) (born 1987), real name Jacopo Cardillo, Italian sculptor
• Jago of Britain, a legendary king of the Britons

First name

• Jago Cooper (born 1977), British archaeologist
• Jago Eliot (1966–2006), British artist

Surname

• Becky Jago (born 1976), British television presenter
• Charles Jago (born 1943), Canadian historian
• F. V. Jago (1780–1846), English antiquary and oriental traveller, later styled Francis Vyvyan Jago Arundell
• Fred W. P. Jago (fl. 1838–1892), scholar of the Cornish language
• Gordon Jago (1932–2025), English football player and manager
• Harry Jago (1913–1997), Australian politician
• James Jago (1815–1893), British physician
• Martin Jago (born 1972), British-American poet and stage director
• Nick Jago (born 1977), British musician; drummer of the American rock band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
• Richard Jago (1715–1781), British poet
• Valentine Jago (1913–1983), an Irish politician

Fictional characters

• Henry Gordon Jago, a Doctor Who character
• Jago, a character in C. J. Cherryh's Foreigner series
• Jago (Killer Instinct), a playable character from the video game Killer Instinct

See also

• Iago (disambiguation)

References

1. "Jago Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. 5 March 1900. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
2. "Jago Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 27 April 2024.