Ignatius

A saints' name from the Latin gens name Ignātius, Egnātius, of uncertain meaning, by folk etymology associated with Latin ignis (“fire”).

It might be related to Ancient Greek ἴγνης (ígnēs, “indigene”), ἴγνητος (ígnētos), from *ἔν-γνη-τες (*én-gnē-tes), formed from έν (én) + Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to give birth, produce”), also seen in γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “to come into being”).^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ɪɡˈneɪʃəs/
• Hyphenation: Ig‧na‧tius

Ignatius

1. A male given name from Latin; of mostly Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox usage in English.

• Iggy

• Ignaty

From Latin Ignātius.

• IPA^(key): /ˈiɡnɑːtːius/,
• IPA^(key): /ˈiɡnɑːtsius/, (influenced by Swedish)
• Syllabification^(key): Ig‧na‧ti‧us

Ignatius

1. a Finnish surname from Latin

• Ignatius is the 1861^st (tied with 4 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 457 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

From Ancient Greek Ἰγνάτιος (Ignátios).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /iɡˈnaː.ti.us/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /iɲˈɲat.t͡si.us/,

Ignātius m sg (genitive Ignātiī or Ignātī); second declension

1. a male given name

Second-declension noun, singular only.

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

• → Basque: Inazio, Iñaki
• → Catalan: Ignasi
• → French: Ignace
• → Galician: Ignacio
• → German: Ignaz
• → Italian: Ignazio
• → Polish: Ignacy
• → Romanian: Ignațiu
• → Portuguese: Inácio
• → Spanish: Ignacio
• Sicilian: Gnazziu

• Ignatius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Ignatius in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016