♂ Name Iago

Q: What does the name Iago mean?

Iago originally means 'may God protect'. Besides, it also means 'holder of the heel' (from Hebrew ''akév/עָקֵב' = heel) or 'supplanter' (from Hebrew ''akáv/עָקַב' = to follow/to supplant), because Jacob was born grasping the heel of his first born twin brother Esau and he bought his birthright to supplant him.

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Iago is a ♂ boy name.

Where does the name Iago come from?

Iago is a Welsh, Portuguese and Spanish (more precisely Galician, Asturian and Leonese) variant of the biblical name James or Jacob, which derived form the Hebrew name Ya’aqov (יַעֲקֹב). Iago is also the name of a character in Shakespeare’s play “Othello” (1903).

What does the name Iago mean?

Iago originally means “may God protect”. Besides, it also means “holder of the heel” (from Hebrew “‘akév/עָקֵב” = heel) or “supplanter” (from Hebrew “‘akáv/עָקַב” = to follow/to supplant), because Jacob was born grasping the heel of his first born twin brother Esau and he bought his birthright to supplant him.

Pronunciation of Iago

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Variants

Jago Yago

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Popularity of the name Iago

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