Jago (name) explained

Jago
Meaning:	"James", a later form of "Jacob"
Origin:	Cornish and Welsh

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

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
• Fred W. P. Jago (fl. 1838–1892), scholar of the Cornish language
• F. V. Jago (1780–1846), English antiquary and oriental traveller, later styled Francis Vyvyan Jago Arundell
• Harry Jago (1913–1997), Australian politician
• James Jago (1815–1893), British physician
• Martin Jago (born 1972), British theatre director and author
• 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)

Notes and References

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