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Etymology

From the character in Shakespeare's Othello.

Proper noun

Iago m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Triakidae – houndsharks.

Hyponyms

References

English

Etymology

From Welsh, Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician Iago, from Latin Iācōbus (“James”), from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (ya‘ăqṓḇ, “Jacob”, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (‘āqḗḇ, “heel”) and the Biblical account of the patriarch Jacob's birth in Genesis 25:26. Doublet of Yago, Jago, James, Jacob, Jacques, Diego, Santiago, and San Diego.

Proper noun

Iago

  1. A male given name.
  2. The villain of William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello; any similar villain or deceitful underling.

Anagrams

Galician

Etymology

    Borrowed from Spanish Yago, from Old Spanish Yago, from Latin Iācōbus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), borrowed from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, from עקב. Doublet of Xacobe and Xaime.

    Pronunciation

     
    • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈjaɡo/ [ˈjɑ.ɣ̞ʊ]
    • IPA(key): (gheada) /ˈjaħo/ [ˈjɑ.ħʊ]

     
    • Rhymes: -aɡo
    • Rhymes: -aħo

    • Hyphenation: Ia‧go

    Proper noun

    Iago m

    1. a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob

    References

    Italian

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    Etymology

    From English. Doublet of Giacomo.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈja.ɡo/
    • Rhymes: -aɡo
    • Hyphenation: Ià‧go

    Proper noun

    Iago m

    1. a male given name

    Anagrams

    Portuguese

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Spanish Yago, from Old Spanish Yago, from Latin Iācōbus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), borrowed from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, from עקב. Doublet of Jacó, Jaime, and Tiago.

      Pronunciation

       
      • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈja.ɡu/, /iˈa.ɡu/ [ɪˈa.ɡu]
        • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈja.ɡo/, /iˈa.ɡo/ [ɪˈa.ɡo]

      • Rhymes: -aɡu
      • Hyphenation: I‧a‧go

      Proper noun

      Iago m

      1. a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob

      Spanish

      Pronunciation

       
      • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝaɡo/ [ˈɟ͡ʝa.ɣ̞o]
      • IPA(key): (Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈjaɡo/ [ˈja.ɣ̞o]

      • Rhymes: -aɡo
      • Syllabification: Ia‧go

      Proper noun

      Iago m

      1. a male given name, variant of Yago

      Welsh

      Etymology

      Doublet of Siâms.

      Proper noun

      Iago m (not mutable)

      1. a male given name, equivalent to English James
      2. (biblical) the Epistle of James

      Coordinate terms

      books of the New Testament: llyfrau'r Testament Newyddedit

      See also

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