# Ignatius

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃəs/ · frequency rank #31,217

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

## Etymology
From Latin Ignātius, variant of gens name Egnātius, altered to resemble ignis (“fire”), establishing a folk etymology meaning akin to “Fiery One”. Of uncertain origin, perhaps originally borrowed from Etruscan.
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”).

## Common misspellings (11)
`ginatius`, `igantius`, `iggnatius`, `ignaitus`, `ignatisu`, `ignatiuss`, `ignattius`, `ignatuis`, `ignnatius`, `igntaius`, `ingatius`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ignatius