"Jago" ? A cornish name?

[judith]

My husband comes from Cornish stock and with this in mind we named our
son "Jago" believing this to be an old Cornish name.

Does anyone know anything about the origins of this name or of any
famous Jagos in Cornish history.
--
jud...@river3.demon.co.uk

[Syd Hancock]

Don't know any famous ones but there are (or certainly were) people
called Jago in West Penwith, St Just area. If I remember I'll ask my
mother when I phone her.

Syd

[Mark Carroll]

In article <+Y00ACAQe85yEw$c...@river3.demon.co.uk>,

judith <jud...@river3.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>My husband comes from Cornish stock and with this in mind we named our
>son "Jago" believing this to be an old Cornish name.
>
>Does anyone know anything about the origins of this name or of any
>famous Jagos in Cornish history.

<shrug> FWIW, there's a Jago family in Whitemoor, St. Austell, and they're
all born and bred in Cornwall. So, at least you can be fairly sure it
really is a Cornish name.

-- Mark

[Peter Jago]

Hello Judith,

I am a Jago and my ancestors of this name came from South East Cornwall,
traceable back to the 1690s. The main concentration was in the Parish of
Pelynt.
More information is available from The Cornish Family History Society.

Regards,

Peter Jago.

[Peter Jago]

[Kathryn Ford]

: judith <jud...@river3.demon.co.uk> wrote:

: >My husband comes from Cornish stock and with this in mind we named our
: >son "Jago" believing this to be an old Cornish name.

On a very related topic, does anyone know any traditin Cornish first
names (Celtic rather than English)? There are tons of Irish and Scottish
names, lots of Welsh - surely there must be some old Cornish ones? I
once read a pretty bad novel where one female character was called
Kerensa. which apparently translated as "love"...Anyone have any
thoughts, comments etc?

Cheers
Kathy

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never drive a car when you're dead
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[Malcolm Osman]

fo...@unix.infoserve.net (Kathryn Ford) wrote:

>: judith <jud...@river3.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>: >My husband comes from Cornish stock and with this in mind we named our
>: >son "Jago" believing this to be an old Cornish name.

>fo...@infoserve.net

I don't think anyone has mentioned it yet, but 'Jago' means 'son of
James'.

Malc.

[brevan...@oucs.ox.ac.uk]

Kathryn Ford wrote:
> On a very related topic, does anyone know any traditin Cornish first
> names (Celtic rather than English)? There are tons of Irish and Scottish
> names, lots of Welsh - surely there must be some old Cornish ones? I
> once read a pretty bad novel where one female character was called
> Kerensa. which apparently translated as "love"...Anyone have any
> thoughts, comments etc?

I got a book from Penzance library called Cornish Names....
It also explains their origin (e.g latin, english, middle cornish etc
etc and their meanings)

> Cheers
> Kathy

If need be I can get the phone number of the library if you need
details...

Brevan

[Leslie Sitek]

Syd Hancock wrote:
>
> Don't know any famous ones but there are (or certainly were) people
> called Jago in West Penwith, St Just area. If I remember I'll ask my
> mother when I phone her.
>
> Syd
>

> judith <jud...@river3.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >My husband comes from Cornish stock and with this in mind we named our
> >son "Jago" believing this to be an old Cornish name.
>

> >Does anyone know anything about the origins of this name or of any
> >famous Jagos in Cornish history.

> >--
> >jud...@river3.demon.co.uk

Dyth da dhis, Judith.

Some information:
"JAGO
A British form of JAMES, from Latin JACOBUS, found as a place-name
element and surviving in the modern surname. It corresponds to Welsh
IAGO, and like all other Cornish ending in -O, it has no connection
whatever with Spain."
From "Names for the Cornish", published by Dyllandow Truran, Trewolstra,
Trewirgie, Redruth, Cornwall. ISBN 0 907566 94 4

"JAGO, JACO, JACKA
Cornish form of James. Place names Treago, Crantock; Trago, St. Pinnock,
both spelt Treiagu in 13th century. Found West and S.E. Cornwall."

"Cornwall's O-suffix names have been the subject of a good deal of
discussion. It is generally held (and by the late R. Morton Nance in
particular) that the suffix-O/-OW does not correstond to the Breton
diminutive suffix-OU or the Welsh diminutive suffix-O. Instead it is
said to have the meaning "of", "of the family (, or the son) of". This
means that with the exeption of the name PASCOW (JAGO is a name in its
own right), all Cornish O-suffix names are essentially surnames (...)"

"Names of Saints
(...)
Jago (James)
(...)"

From A handbook of Cornish Surnames, by G. Pawley White; ISBN 09506431
9X

"Trago --> Tre-yago --> Farm of Iago"
"1,000 Cornish Place-Names explaned" by Julyan Holmes, published by
Dyllansow Truran; ISBN 0 907566 76 6

I hope it of some help (couldn't find a famous one in Cornish history),

Dyw genes,

Leslie Sitek
home page:http://home.pi.net/~siteklj/kernow.htm

[Leslie Sitek]

On Mon, 10 Feb 1997 10:57:53 +0100, Leslie Sitek <sit...@pi.net>
wrote:

>Syd Hancock wrote:
>>
>> Don't know any famous ones but there are (or certainly were) people
>> called Jago in West Penwith, St Just area. If I remember I'll ask my
>> mother when I phone her.
>>
>> Syd
>>
>> judith <jud...@river3.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> >My husband comes from Cornish stock and with this in mind we named our
>> >son "Jago" believing this to be an old Cornish name.
>>
>> >Does anyone know anything about the origins of this name or of any
>> >famous Jagos in Cornish history.
>> >--
>> >jud...@river3.demon.co.uk
>
Dyth da dhis, Judith.
>

Some information (2):
"JAGU
- Pron.: ja-gu - Fête: 8.2
- Saint: Frère de st GWENOLE (VIe s.). Il serait le fondateur de
l'abbaye de St-Jacut-de-la-Mer (..). Il possède plusieurs chapelles et
est l'éponyme de Lanjégu en Médréac (..), de plusieurs St-Jagu en
Plestin-les-Grèves (..), Loperhet (..), St-Jacut-du-Méné (..), etc. On
trouve les formes JAGU et JEGU (jé-gu). On possède de ce saint une
"vie" du XIIIe s."

From "Grand choix de prénoms bretons" par Gwennole Le Menn, Published
by Coop Breizh.

Transl.:
JAGU
- Pron.: ja-gu - Feast: August 2
- Saint: Brother of GWENOLE (6th c.). He is considered the founder of
the abbay of St-Jacut-de-la-Mer (..), he posesses several chapels and
is eponyme of Lanjégu en Médréac (..), of several St-Jagu in
Plestin-les-Grèves (..), Loperhet (..), St-Jacut-du-Méné (..), etc.
One finds the forms JAGU and JEGU (jé-gu). There is a "life story" of
the 13th c."

Lowena re'th fo,

[gja...@hotmail.com]

Hello Peter Jago , my family comes from Pelynt Cornwall I wonder if we are related?

[Purpl...@yahoo.com]

Hello everyone. My name is Mandi Jago and I'm from the state of Ohio in the United States. I've always wondered if I have family over yonder... Jago sure isn't a common name at all around here. My grandpa had 11 brothers and sisters, so all of us Jago's are related over in these parts. If anyone has any information about relatives coming to anywhere in America, or Canada, please feel free to email me. Thanks everyone!

[jago...@gmail.com]

Hi I am a Jago to I can tell it is a Cornish name comes from England but is it true Jago means son of James and I'm from United States I live in Ohio like to get to know family my name is Cody Levi Jago every one with this strong last name has my attention

[Purpl...@yahoo.com]

Hey Cody, I’m you’re family. I can’t remember how, but we’re related.

[Martin Skea]

On Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 12:00:49 PM UTC+2, Purpl...@yahoo.com wrote:
> Hey Cody, I’m you’re family. I can’t remember how, but we’re related.

Our family, in the US, are also Jago. We wonder if the name is from prior to 1690 and rather 1588 at the Spanish Armada. Jago is a derivation of Iago or James in Spain. There have been Jago admirals in the British Navy and also in the coast guard. Maybe sailing is in the blood.