Ignatius
| Ignatius | |
|---|---|
| Gender | male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Roman family name Egnatius |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Ignace, Ignacio, Ignazio, Ignatios, Ignasi |
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Ignatius is a male given name of presumed Latin or Etruscan origin, believed to mean "fiery one" (compare the word "ignite").
It may refer to:
People
Given name
- Ignatius Kutu Acheampong (1931–1979), Ghanaian military ruler
- Ignatius Bonomi (1787–1870), British architect
- Ignatius Valentine Chirol (1852–1929), British writer and diplomat
- Ignatius L. Donnelly (1831–1901), American politician and writer
- Ignatius J. Galantin (1910–2004), American admiral
- Ignatius Jones (born 1957), Australian singer and producer
- Ignatius K. Musaazi (1905–1990), Ugandan politician
- Ignatius O'Brien (1857–1930), Irish lawyer
- Ignatius Sancho (1729–1780), British writer
- Ignatius Scoles (1834- 1896), British architect, priest and writer
- Ignatius Shixwameni (born 1966), Namibian politician
- Ignatius Zhuwakiyi (born 1969), Zimbabwean sculptor
- Ignatius Wekesa Mukokho (born 1991), Kenyan Agronomist
Surname
- Adi Ignatius (born 1959), American journalist
- David Ignatius (born 1950), American journalist and writer
- Hannes Ignatius (1871–1941), Finnish general
- Karl Ferdinand Ignatius (1837–1909), Finnish politician
- Paul Robert Ignatius (born 1920), American administrator
In religion
- Ignatius, Primate of Bulgaria in 1272–1277
- Ignatius of Antioch (35–108), early Christian bishop
- Ignatius of Constantinople (797–877), Patriarch of Constantinople
- Ignatios the Deacon (780/790 – after 845), Byzantine bishop and writer
- Ignatius Brianchaninov (1807–1867), Russian Orthodox saint, bishop and ascetical writer
- Ignatius of Laconi (1701–1781), Italian Catholic saint
- Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556), Basque Catholic saint and founder of the Society of Jesus
- Ignatius of Moscow (1540–1620), Russian Orthodox Patriarch
- Ignatius Moses I Daoud (or Moussa Daoud) (1930–2012), Syrian Catholic Patriarch
- Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (born 1933), Syriac Orthodox Patriarch
- Ignatius III Atiyah, 17th-century Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch
- Ignatius III David, 13th-century Syriac Orthodox Church Patriarch
- Ignatius IV Sarrouf (1742–1812), Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch
- Ignatius IV (Hazim) of Antioch (1921–2012), Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch
- Ignatius V Qattan (1756–1833), Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch
- first name of all the Syrian Catholic Patriarchs of Antioch since the 15th century
Fiction
- Ignatius Gallaher, fictional character in A Little Cloud by James Joyce
- Ignatius J. Reilly, fictional character in A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
- Ignatius Perrish, fictional character in Horns by Joe Hill
Other uses
- 3562 Ignatius, main-belt asteroid
- Ignatius Gymnasium, Catholic school in Amsterdam
- Ignatius Press, religious publishing house
- Saint Ignatius College (disambiguation), name of a number of Catholic schools
See also
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