ignatius
/ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃəs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.94 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A male given name from Latin; of mostly Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox usage in English.
name
A male given name from Latin; of mostly Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox usage in English.
name
A male given name from Latin; of mostly Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox usage in English.
Example Sentences
- "‘[…] How about Ignatius?’ Verity had got the giggles. ‘Ignatius? Where did that come from? Come along, Iggy, time for your beddie-byes."
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”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Ignātius, -, *ǵenh₁-