Ignatius

Latin

"fiery"

Ignatius Origin and Meaning

The name Ignatius is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "fiery".

Ignatius? Good gracious! This is a name making a truly surprising return, sparked by its selection by not one but two celebrities--Cate Blanchett and Julianne Nicholson.

Ignatius, the name of several saints including the founder of the Catholic Jesuit order, was considered more apt to be borne by churches and schools than babies in the recent past, though it was not unusual from the late nineteenth century to 1930; it ranked as high as Number 602 in 1913.

The nickname IGGY definitely brings Ignatius down to earth. But if you find Ignatius appealing yet can't quite go all the way, you might want to consider Inigo.

Ignatius is the middle name of Percy Weasley in the Harry Potter books, and is a major character in John Kennedy Toole's A Confederacy of Dunces.

Ignatius Rank in US Top 1000

# 753 in the US

Ignatius Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 255 on Nameberry

Ignatius Popularity

• 255 Nameberry 2024
• 813 Unique 2023

20 Names Similar to Ignatius

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Ignatius.

• Lazarus
• Percival
• Balthazar
• Aurelius
• Ulysses
• Oberon
• Magnus
• Bartholomew
• Inigo
• Mordecai
• Lucius
• Barnabas
• Aloysius
• Constantine
• Benedict
• Cornelius
• Wolfgang
• Ambrose
• Casimir
• Cosmo

Famous People Named Ignatius

• Saint Ignatius of Antioch Greek theologian, saint and martyr
• Ignatius Loyola Spanish founder of Society of Jesus (Jesuits)
• Ignatius Loyola Donnelly U.S. Congressman from Minnesota
• Ignatius Sancho British composer, actor and writer
• Ignatius Aphrem II (born Sa'id Karim) patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church
• Ignatius Jacob I former patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church
• Ignatius Jones (born Juan Ignacio Trapaga) Australian vocalist for Jimmy and the Boys
• Ignatius Martin Upton son of Australian actress Cate Blanchett
• Ignatius Cake (b. 2007) son of American actress Julianne Nicholson
• Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle Scottish novelist

Ignatius in Pop Culture

• Ignatius J. Reilly character in "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
• Ignatius character in TV movie "Like Father, Like Santa"
• Ignatius 'Iggy' Thistlewhite character in 1974 animated film "The Year Without A Santa Claus"
• Ignatius one of Sebastian the Crab's middle names in Disney's "The Little Mermaid"
• Ignatius demon in the Summoner Trilogy by Taran Matharu
• Percy Ignatius Weasley character in the Harry Potter series, named after his great,uncle Ignatius Prewet
• Ignotus Peverell minor character in "Harry Potter"