Iago

Welsh and Galician variation of James and Jacob

"supplanter"

Iago Origin and Meaning

The name Iago is a boy's name of Spanish, Welsh origin.

Iago, the villain of Shakespeare's Othello, was so treacherously evil that his name has hardly ever been heard offstage. Try the much-more-benign Inigo.

Popularity of the name Iago

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Famous People Named Iago

• Iago ap Beli King of Gwynedd, Wales
• Iago Aspas Spanish footballer
• Iago Falque Spanish footballer
• Iago Herrerín Spanish footballer
• Iago Justen Maidana Brazilian footballer
• Iago Díaz Spanish footballer
• Iago Bouzón Spanish footballer

The name Iago in Pop Culture

• Iago villain in Shakespeare's "Othello"
• Iago parrot in Disney's "Aladdin"