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Yago

Statistics: Spain · native version ↗
Boy Name day: November 13 In French: Dieg
Origin: Latin (Didacus), possible Greek root. Meaning: instructed, the taught one.
Derived from Latin Didacus, probably from Greek didachḗ (« teaching »); the association with James is a folk etymology.

Name day for Yago

November 13

Why this day? Yago is a short form of Diego, and shares its name day.

Yago is celebrated in France, the United States, Italy, Spain and Brazil on November 13; Germany on December 24.

The story of the name Yago

Yago is a short form of Diego. It keeps its origin (Latin (Didacus), possible Greek root) and meaning — instructed, the taught one, and shares its name day, November 13.

On birth records, Yago is rarely written as such: the Yagos are Diegos (157,540 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Diego page. Yago is also a short form of Santiago, Thiago, Jacobo.

Frequently asked questions about Yago

What does Yago mean?

Yago is a short form of Diego, which means instructed, the taught one.

When is Yago's name day?

November 13, together with Diego: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.

Is Yago a name in its own right?

It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Diego.

Yago's profile

Energy 9/10
Humor 8/10
Independence 7/10
Sensitivity 5/10
Ambition 7/10
Stability 4/10
Whimsy 7/10
Diplomacy 6/10
Loyalty 7/10
Need for attention 7/10

Playful profile, for entertainment.

Name compatibility potential:

Gender B-GB-BAll
Generation SilentBoomersXYZAlphaAll
Popularity CommonFrequentUncommonRareAll

Friendship potential for Yago

Top 10

  1. Darío95%
  2. Léo95%
  3. Mateo88%
  4. Hugo88%
  5. Matías86%
  6. Ainara86%
  7. Nicolás86%
  8. Luca85%
  9. Lucas85%
  10. Izan84%

Bottom 10

  1. Bruno42%
  2. Eric43%
  3. Leire45%
  4. Marco46%
  5. Hector46%
  6. Vera47%
  7. Marti51%
  8. Erik52%
  9. Ariadna53%
  10. Jimena53%

Love potential for Yago

Top 10

  1. Darío85%
  2. Léo81%
  3. Victoria79%
  4. Matías77%
  5. Luca77%
  6. Nicolás77%
  7. Hugo77%
  8. Oliver76%
  9. Lucas74%
  10. Izan74%

Bottom 10

  1. Gabriel51%
  2. Unai51%
  3. Marco51%
  4. Vera51%
  5. Leire53%
  6. Jimena53%
  7. Bruno54%
  8. Eric54%
  9. Erik55%
  10. Aïna56%

Professional potential for Yago

Bottom 10

  1. Lola42%
  2. Izan46%
  3. Noa48%
  4. Enzo48%
  5. Ainara50%
  6. Luca51%
  7. Alonso53%
  8. Abril53%
  9. Emma55%
  10. Léo56%

Crush potential for Yago

Top 10

  1. Darío96%
  2. Enzo96%
  3. Luca96%
  4. Léo96%
  5. Lola96%
  6. Mateo95%
  7. Lucas95%
  8. Emma95%
  9. Olivia94%
  10. Hugo93%

Bottom 10

  1. Bruno42%
  2. Vera45%
  3. Marco46%
  4. Hector46%
  5. Eric46%
  6. Martín47%
  7. Leire48%
  8. Erik51%
  9. Marti51%
  10. Unai55%
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