Yago

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Yago

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From Spanish Yago, 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 Iago, Jago, James, Jacob, and Jacques.

proper noun

A male given name from Spanish.

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"Yago." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/yago. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Yago. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yago

Chicago

"Yago." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/yago.

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@misc{yago_2026,
  title = {Yago},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yago},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}