Ignatius

Ignatius \i-gna-tiu(s), ig-nati-us\ is a boy's name. It consists of 8 letters and 4 syllables.

The baby boy name Ignatius is pronounced as ihGNEY-SHahS in English ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Ignatius: IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"

What is the origin of Ignatius?

Ignatius is used predominantly in the Dutch and English languages, and its origin is Etrusk. The first name is derived from the Roman family name Ignatius (Latin) or Egnatius (Latin), which is possibly of Etruscan origin; it was later linked to the Latin 'ignis' (fire). The name was borne by various early saints, including Saint Ignatius of Antioch (35-110), a student of the apostle John. It has been widely used among Roman Catholics since the 16th century, often in honor of the Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556), the Spanish founder of the Jesuits or the Society of Jesus. The name is used in Ireland as the Anglicized form of the Gaelic Eighneachán. The name Ignatia name (German) is the female version of Ignatius. Ignatius is a widely used name; it has 46 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Other versions used in English baby name Egnatius, Iggi name popularity, Ignac meaning and origin, Ignace meaning of name (also used in French), nicknames for Ignacea, baby name Ignacee, Ignacey pronounciation, Ignaci name, name Ignacie, baby name Ignacio (also used in Italian and Spanish), what does the name Ignado mean, Ignas name, Ignatia meaning of name, Ignatious definition, short names for Ignatus, what does the name Ignatz mean (also used in German), and Inacio pronounciation. The pet forms Inigo meaning of name (also used in Basque) and Neci definition are other English variants. Foreign variants of Ignatius Egnacio meaning (Spanish), Hignacio name variations (Spanish), Ignaas definition (Dutch), what does the name Ignacius mean (Spanish), baby name Ignacy (Polish), Ignasi definition (Catalan), what does the name Ignasio mean (Spanish), name Ignati meaning (Russian), Ignatio meaning and origin (Spanish), what does the name Ignatios mean (Greek), nicknames for Ignaz (German and Hungarian), nicknames for Ignazio (Italian and Spanish), nicknames for Ignác (Czech, Hungarian, and Slavic), Ignocio meaning of name (Spanish), Iñaki name variations (Basque and Spanish), Iñigo meaning and origin (Spanish), Nas meaning and origin (Spanish), short names for Ygnasio (Spanish), and Ygnocio name (Spanish). Specific foreign variants the contraction nicknames for Nacio (Spanish), and the pet forms what does the name Iggy mean (Latin and Spanish), name Ignacek origin (Polish), short names for Ignácek (Czech), Nacek name popularity (Polish), baby name Nacho (Spanish), name Nácek (Czech), and Nácicek meaning (Czech).

List of baby names that is pronounced like Ignatius:

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The baby name Ignatius fun facts:

The name Ignatius in reverse order is "Suitangi".

The numerological value of the name Ignatius is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Ignatius?

Ignatius is not in the top boy names in USA.