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Jago- like or dislike

47 replies

loobylu3 · 13/08/2008 14:32

I saw this name on another forum.

Apparently a Cornish form of James/ Jacob which I haven't come across before.

What do people think- too unconventional??

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bohemianbint · 13/08/2008 21:50

Am having weird experiences on this board tonight - 2 of our shortlisted names are mentioned here and Jago is one of them!

If DH would agree this next baby would prob be a Jago. (If it's a boy, obviously.) He doesn't though, so I might have to settle for it as a middle name.

BigBadMousey · 13/08/2008 22:09

LOADS of Jagos down here in Cornwall - I like it and seriously considered it for DS but it didn't suit him....he's 11wo and I still don't know what name does suit him tbh.

Kirsty86 · 01/10/2009 16:13

I really like it. J/Jay is a very easy nickname as well if he decides Jago is too posh. Though I think the whole name sounds lovely.

I personally would opt for a more traditional middle name, again for him to use if he decides he isn't keen when he is older e.g. Paul, Michael or Edward.

Go for it

Kirsty & Eden -x-

PestoSunshineMonster · 01/10/2009 16:15

I thouhgt it was a place just outside of Plymouth where they sell lots of cheap tat.

I think there's another one near Liskeard isn't it called Jago Mills?

LilyBolero · 01/10/2009 16:18

no that's Trago Mills!!!

Sunshinemambo · 01/10/2009 16:18

I know a 5 year old Jago and I think it's a fab name.

bibbitybobbityhat · 01/10/2009 16:19

Trago Mills, pesto .

We know a Jago here in SE London. DS was thrilled when he first met him at school, cos he thought his name was Diego.

PestoSunshineMonster · 01/10/2009 16:20

easy mistake

OrmIrian · 01/10/2009 16:25

Tis an anglicisation of Diego. From all the lusty Spanish sailors that landed in Cornwall in days gone by and left the genes behind. And yes Diego is same as James.

Don't mind it.

ByThePowerOfGreyskull · 01/10/2009 16:25

this thread is quite old... Jago may well have been born already!!!!!!!

OrmIrian · 01/10/2009 16:27

Good point! I wonder if he is called jago.

MrsZuko · 01/10/2009 17:05

My ds (13mo) is called Jago. My MIL suggested it to us after a guy she knew who is currently in his mid-20s. I'd never heard it before and both dh and I liked it. It became our "if-it's-a-boy" name but about two days before he was born I finally rejected it as being too poncey and we decided we'd pick a name for him after he was born.

Unsurprisingly, I was in no mood to be choosing names after a 55 hour labour and he became Jago by default. Since he's been born I've met 3 or 4 people (we're in SE London too) who know a recent Jago and to be honest I'm still not completely 100% about it but have consoled myself with the fact that he can always call himself Jay if he really hates it when he's older.

I've come across all sorts of weird and wonderful names living in SE London so at least he's unlikely to be bullied for it. Although I'll keep all the above to myself should he ever ask me how we came to choose his name!

mosschops30 · 01/10/2009 17:59

This is the name of my hair salon

mathanxiety · 01/10/2009 19:37

Like it a lot. And you'll meet the odd one, but not too many. I don't think you can go wrong with Cornish names, personally.

tHELLISH · 02/10/2009 02:25

I know someone with a Jago

And I saw one in the Mini-Boden catalogue too, so it's definitely 'on trend' !!

Looby, did you have a Jago ?

bellissima · 02/10/2009 09:08

Was a nn (by classmates) for my sister Jacqueline in our schooldays. And indeed have heard other Jackies say that they were called that.

biscuitbear · 02/10/2009 10:12

Jago is lovely and being a bit different is a good thing IMO.

cranberrie · 02/10/2009 10:27

Too poncey for me. I think there was one on a Bear Grylls programme once (presume an old Etonian).

hambler · 02/10/2009 10:28

sounds too much like Jakey - slang for alcoholic down and out.
I am guessing you are not in Scotland

DrSkidaddle · 02/10/2009 15:36

Immediately makes me think of a racist slur - I know/think Jago isn't one, but is there another word that sounds like Jago which is derogatory?

Other than that quite like it

mathanxiety · 02/10/2009 15:41

You're thinking of Dago, DrSk?

bexincornwall · 02/10/2009 15:46

Hi, I love it - and contrary to the other opinions saying that you'd need to be Cornish or live in Cornwall I would say exactly the opposite. My understanding (from born and bred Cornish friends) is that round here it is considered 'common' as in there's a lot of them on the estate common rather than popular common. I think thats a shame (although unfortunately true) and if I didn't live in Cornwall I'd go for it!

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