Mago

See also: mago

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Mago (plural Magos)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mago is the 39212^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 561 individuals. Mago is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (41.0%), White (34.05%) and Hispanic/Latino (18.36%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mago”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 490.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Punic 𐤌𐤂‬𐤍 (mg‬n).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ɡoː/, [ˈmäɡoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ɡo/, [ˈmäːɡo]

Proper noun

Magō m sg (genitive Magōnis); third declension

1. A town in Minorca, Balearic Islands, now Mahon
2. A Carthaginian male name

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Magō
genitive	Magōnis
dative	Magōnī
accusative	Magōnem
ablative	Magōne
vocative	Magō
locative	Magōnī Magōne

Descendants

• Catalan: Maó
  • → French: mayonnaise
    • English: mayonnaise
• English: Mago
• Italian: Magone
• Spanish: Mahón

References

• “Mago”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Mago in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɡo/ [ˈma.ɣ̞o]
• Rhymes: -aɡo
• Syllabification: Ma‧go

Proper noun

Mago m or f by sense

1. a surname

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• mago

Etymology

See mago.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɡo/ [ˈmaː.ɣo]
• Rhymes: -aɡo
• Syllabification: Ma‧go

Proper noun

Mago (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜓ) (Christianity)

1. Magi

   Synonym: Tatlong Hari

Further reading

• “Mago”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “Mago”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• goma