Jago (name)
Cornish name
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::summary Cornish name ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Jago |
| meaning | "James", a later form of "Jacob" |
| origin | Cornish and Welsh |
| :: |
| name = Jago | caption= | pronunciation = | meaning = "James", a later form of "Jacob" | region = | origin = Cornish and Welsh | variant = | footnotes = Jago is a name first found in Cornwall (part of England, UK), with the variant spellings Jagoe, Jagow, Jeago, Jego, which is a later version of the name Jacob, meaning "supplanter".
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
- John Jago (1684 – after 1724), minister at St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
- 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), 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
References
References
- "Jago Last Name Origin".
- (5 March 1900). "Jago Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms".
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