Jago,kitto or something else?

[Kernowwench]

Afternoon
baby 5 is a boy
i already have two boys and two girls all with Cornish names and now need one for him.
Any suggestions welcome
we like Jago or Kitto so far.
Thankyou so much .

Ah right, the pp thinks Jago is pronounced Yago, instead of Jay-go.

Hopefully that puts the Shakespearean villain association to bed.

Jago is great

Recently read a book with a Cornish character called Benesek. Rather liked it. Easy nickname.
It’s the Cornish version of Benedict

Oh I love the name Jory as pp have mentioned. Not sure about Kitto but I do like Kit.

I do like Jago
Jolyan
Kirrin

Jowan
Gryffyn

@FlowerArranger , they aren't the same name, but they are both forms of James/Jacob. They don't sound the same - they're Jaygo and Yah-go.

Love Jago.
Kitto makes me think of the keto diet.

I love Jago, not keen on Kitto.

Even if they are pronounced differently, the association from the written name is immediate. I could never get past that.

It didn’t even occur to me, given the completely different pronunciation!

Pascoe?

Jago is great

Kitto is not.

Jago's really nice. I've met a couple of young ones recently (outside Cornwall), so just be aware it might be on the rise if that could bother you- although I suspect that's true of all boy's "o" ending names as people want the new Leo, Theo, Milo, Arlo, Hugo etc. I like similar sounding Ivo too, if that's your cup of tea (don't think that has Cornish origins though).

Not sure about Kitto - it should work as Kit does somehow, but I think outside Cornwall Kitto' sounds a bit "cutesy nn that people call their fluffy kitten", sorry.

I think you’d have to be a very avid Shakespeare reader to even make the connection between Jago and Iago, I certainly wouldn’t, and I say that as an English teacher.

As the poster above says, completely different pronunciation. More similar to Diego if anything

The only way you’d ever make the connection between Jago and Iago is if you didn’t realise how Jago is pronounced.

If you inherently knew how Jago is pronounced, you wouldn’t make the connection.

I mean to be honest i’m always a bit baffled when people hold on to literary connotations even when it is the same name, if you search hard enough you’ll find a villain or a hero for nearly every name

Guto isn't cornish but is nice

Jago is great.
I actually really like Kitto too. It's unusual but Kit is such a great nn. My only hesitation would be that I seem to come across a lot of people who call their children "the kiddos" shudder which sounds quite similar.

Jago! Great name.

Iago is the Welsh version and is Yah-go (go isn't pronounced like the English word go, it's a short O sound instead of a long O sound) so to me Jago doesn't sound anything like Iago.

I also like Massen, Jory and Costentyn.

The Welsh Iago has a short a too (Yaggo, o like in got but not go). It's not used much but there's one in my extended family

I always thought Iago was an abbreviation of the Spanish Santiago. Shakespeare was quite a fan of Mediterranean names (but I have no other evidence to back this up - I don't really know Othello very well)

Anyway OP, that is off topic. Jago is absolutely gorgeous. It suits all ages and I really don't think you could possibly go wrong choosing Jago.

(Kitto, not so much)

Jago is better than kitto :)

@WildCherryBlossom , Santiago is St James, Sant(o) Iago.

lowen and Jowen are also now in the mix