Ignatius

Meaning

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

Synonyms

Saint Ignatius

St. Ignatius

Translations

Ignace

Inácio

Ιγνάτιος

Ignazio

Ignacio

Ignaz

Ignasi

Fabio Capello

Ignatius

Ignatius

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪɡˈneɪʃəs/

Etymology

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”). Perhaps of Etruscan origin.