Baby Names ExplorerMeaning-first search across thousands of names

Name profile

BoyPronounced Welsh /ˈja.ɡɔ/; English /i.ˈɑ.ɡoʊ/; Galician /ˈja.ɣʊ/Galician language family

Iago

Welsh and Galician form of Iacobus.

Back to search

Quick answer

Iago is a boy name.

Pronunciation: Welsh /ˈja.ɡɔ/; English /i.ˈɑ.ɡoʊ/; Galician /ˈja.ɣʊ/.

GenderBoy
PronunciationWelsh /ˈja.ɡɔ/; English /i.ˈɑ.ɡoʊ/; Galician /ˈja.ɣʊ/
Language familyGalician

Meaning and history

Welsh and Galician form of Iacobus (see James ). This was the name of two early Welsh kings of Gwynedd. It is also the name of the villain in Shakespeare's tragedy Othello (1603).

Notes and context

Usage: welsh, galician, portuguese

Privacy choices

Baby Names Explorer can show non-personalized Google Ads by default. The shortlist stays on your device only when you choose to save names, and your ad choice is remembered locally.

Analytics cookies are enabled by default outside Europe unless you turn them off. In the EEA, UK, and Switzerland they remain disabled until you confirm this choice. See the policies page for more detail.