Ignatius - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Ignatius \ig-na-tius\ is pronounced eeg-NAH-see-ers. Possibly (Latin) "ardent, burning". Saint Ignatius of Loyola was the founder of the Catholic Jesuit order.

Ignatius has 11 variant forms: Iggie, Ignac, Ignace, Ignacio, Ignacius, Ignatious, Ignatz, Ignaz, Ignazio, Inacio and Inigo.

Baby names that sound like Ignatius are Anteus, Antaeus and Antaios.

Ignatius is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Ignatius. Click here to compare Ignatius with related baby names.