Yago (name)
Yago is a name of Spanish origin, first found in Galicia. The given name Yago is a variant of lago, deriving from an old equivalent of Jacob, meaning "supplanter". Variations of the name include Yague, Yagües, Yáguez, Santiago, Santyago, San Diego, and others. Santiago usually refers specifically to the New Testament apostles. Yago is common as a surname in the Philippines.
People with this name include:
Given name
- Yago (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian footballer Yago Fernando da Silva
- Yago (footballer, born 1994), Brazilian footballer Yago Moreira Silva
- Yago (footballer, born 1995), Brazilian footballer Yago Henrique Severino dos Santos
- Yago (footballer, born 1997), Brazilian footballer Yago César da Silva
- Yago Del Piero, Brazilian football
- Yago Felipe, Brazilian football midfielder
- Yago Fernández, Portuguese footballer
- Yago González, Spanish footballer
- Yago Iglesias, Spanish football manager
- Yago Lamela, Spanish long jumper
- Yago Lange, Argentine racing sailor
- Yago Pikachu, Brazilian footballer
- Yago Yao, Equatoguinean former footballer
Surname
- Bernard Yago, Côte d'Ivoire cardinal and Archbishop of Abidjan
- Gideon Yago, writer and former correspondent for MTV News and CBS News
- Steeve Yago, French-born Burkinabé footballer who plays as a defender for Toulouse
- Takanori Yago, Japanese sumo wrestler
Fictional characters
- Yago, a character from the Summoner video game series