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Iago

UK/iˈɑːɡəʊ//iˈɑɡoʊ/

Iago proper noun: a male given name.

Proper noun

Iago

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

Origin of Iago

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, and Santiago.

Questions about Iago

What does Iago mean?
Iago means a male given name.
What part of speech is Iago?
Iago is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Iago?
Iago is pronounced /iˈɑːɡəʊ/ (UK).

Words near Iago in the dictionary

  1. IAF
  2. IAFF
  3. Iafrate
  4. Iafrates
  5. IAG
  6. Iago
  7. iaido
  8. Iain
  9. Iakchos
  10. Iakkhos
  11. IAL

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