Ignatius

Meaning

Proper Noun

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

Origin

• A saints' name from the Latin gens name Ignātius, Egnātius, of uncertain meaning, by folk etymology associated with Latin ignis.
• It might be related to Ancient Greek ἴγνης, ἴγνητος, from *ἔν-γνη-τες, formed from έν + Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-, also seen in γίγνομαι.