Jago (name)
Jago is a name first found in Cornwall, with the variant spellings Jagoe, Jagow, Jeago, Jego, Jeggo, Jaego, Lago, and others. Its origins are debated, but one theory is that it derives from the Welsh lago and Cornish Jago, meaning "James", which is a later version of the name Jacob, meaning "supplanter".
People with the name Jago include:
Single name
- Jago (illustrator), British illustrator
- Jago (sculptor), real name Jacopo Cardillo, Italian sculptor
- Jago of Britain, a legendary king of the Britons
First name
- Jago Cooper, British archaeologist
- Jago Eliot, British artist
Surname
- Becky Jago, British television presenter
- Charles Jago, Canadian historian
- F. V. Jago, English antiquary and oriental traveller, later styled Francis Vyvyan Jago Arundell
- Fred W. P. Jago, scholar of the Cornish language
- Gordon Jago, English football player and manager
- Harry Jago, Australian politician
- James Jago, British physician
- John Jago, minister at St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
- Martin Jago, British-American poet and stage director
- Nick Jago, British musician; drummer of the American rock band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
- Richard Jago, British poet
- Valentine Jago, Irish politician
Fictional characters
- Henry Gordon Jago, a Doctor Who character
- Jago, a character in C. J. Cherryh's Foreigner series
- Jago (Killer Instinct), a playable character from the video game ''Killer Instinct''