Jago

Boy · Hebrew, through Latin and Cornish

Jago

Say it: JAY-go

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Meaning

Cornish form of James (Latin Iacobus).

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

100 babies given this name since 2003
At its height in 2020, about 1 in 155,100 boys
11 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

The family of the name

English	James

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TristramBoyFrom a Celtic name related to Drust; the link with French triste 'sad' is a folk etymology.Renaissance · forgotten

ArthurBoyUncertain. Often linked to Welsh arth 'bear' or the Roman family name Artorius; neither is proven.Early Medieval · peak 1881

JacobBoyFrom Hebrew Ya'aqov. Genesis links it to aqev 'heel' (Jacob held his twin's heel), and 'supplanter' is the…Biblical · peak 1998

JackBoyA medieval English pet form of John, through Jankin; the idea that it comes from French Jacques is a common…Middle Ages · peak 1930

JacquelineGirlA French feminine diminutive of Jacques (James), from Hebrew Ya'aqov (Jacob), traditionally read as 'heel-holder' or…Renaissance · peak 1964

JacksonBoyFrom an English surname meaning 'son of Jack', Jack being a medieval pet form of John.Revolutions · peak 2013

JackieGirl or boyA pet form of Jacqueline for girls and of Jack or John for boys.Modern · peak 1938

JakeBoyA pet form of Jacob, from Hebrew Ya'aqov, linked in Genesis to 'heel' and 'supplanter'.Victorian · peak 2004

Where this comes from

Parish baptism registers
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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