# Ignatius
## English
### Etymology

A saints' name from the Latin gens name Ignātius, Egnātius, of uncertain meaning, by folk etymology associated with Latin ignis (“fire”).
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”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɪɡˈneɪʃəs/
* Hyphenation: Ig‧na‧tius

### Proper noun

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

#### Derived terms

* Iggy
* Saint Ignatius

#### Related terms

* Ignaty

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἴγνητες”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 576

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Latin Ignātius.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈiɡnɑːtːius/, [ˈiɡnɑ̝ːt̪̚ˌt̪ius̠]
* IPA: /ˈiɡnɑːtsius/, [ˈiɡnɑ̝ːtˌs̠ius̠] (influenced by Swedish)
* Rhymes: -ius
* Hyphenation: Ig‧na‧ti‧us

### Proper noun

Ignatius
* a Finnish surname from Latin

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Ignatius (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ignatiukseni
Ignatiukseni
accusative
nom.
Ignatiukseni
Ignatiukseni
gen.
Ignatiukseni
genitive
Ignatiukseni
Ignatiusteni Ignatiuksieni
partitive
Ignatiustani
Ignatiuksiani
inessive
Ignatiuksessani
Ignatiuksissani
elative
Ignatiuksestani
Ignatiuksistani
illative
Ignatiukseeni
Ignatiuksiini
adessive
Ignatiuksellani
Ignatiuksillani
ablative
Ignatiukseltani
Ignatiuksiltani
allative
Ignatiukselleni
Ignatiuksilleni
essive
Ignatiuksenani
Ignatiuksinani
translative
Ignatiuksekseni
Ignatiuksikseni
abessive
Ignatiuksettani
Ignatiuksittani
instructive
comitative
—Ignatiuksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ignatiuksesi
Ignatiuksesi
accusative
nom.
Ignatiuksesi
Ignatiuksesi
gen.
Ignatiuksesi
genitive
Ignatiuksesi
Ignatiustesi Ignatiuksiesi
partitive
Ignatiustasi
Ignatiuksiasi
inessive
Ignatiuksessasi
Ignatiuksissasi
elative
Ignatiuksestasi
Ignatiuksistasi
illative
Ignatiukseesi
Ignatiuksiisi
adessive
Ignatiuksellasi
Ignatiuksillasi
ablative
Ignatiukseltasi
Ignatiuksiltasi
allative
Ignatiuksellesi
Ignatiuksillesi
essive
Ignatiuksenasi
Ignatiuksinasi
translative
Ignatiukseksesi
Ignatiuksiksesi
abessive
Ignatiuksettasi
Ignatiuksittasi
instructive
comitative
—Ignatiuksinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ignatiuksemme
Ignatiuksemme
accusative
nom.
Ignatiuksemme
Ignatiuksemme
gen.
Ignatiuksemme
genitive
Ignatiuksemme
Ignatiustemme Ignatiuksiemme
partitive
Ignatiustamme
Ignatiuksiamme
inessive
Ignatiuksessamme
Ignatiuksissamme
elative
Ignatiuksestamme
Ignatiuksistamme
illative
Ignatiukseemme
Ignatiuksiimme
adessive
Ignatiuksellamme
Ignatiuksillamme
ablative
Ignatiukseltamme
Ignatiuksiltamme
allative
Ignatiuksellemme
Ignatiuksillemme
essive
Ignatiuksenamme
Ignatiuksinamme
translative
Ignatiukseksemme
Ignatiuksiksemme
abessive
Ignatiuksettamme
Ignatiuksittamme
instructive
comitative
—Ignatiuksinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ignatiuksenne
Ignatiuksenne
accusative
nom.
Ignatiuksenne
Ignatiuksenne
gen.
Ignatiuksenne
genitive
Ignatiuksenne
Ignatiustenne Ignatiuksienne
partitive
Ignatiustanne
Ignatiuksianne
inessive
Ignatiuksessanne
Ignatiuksissanne
elative
Ignatiuksestanne
Ignatiuksistanne
illative
Ignatiukseenne
Ignatiuksiinne
adessive
Ignatiuksellanne
Ignatiuksillanne
ablative
Ignatiukseltanne
Ignatiuksiltanne
allative
Ignatiuksellenne
Ignatiuksillenne
essive
Ignatiuksenanne
Ignatiuksinanne
translative
Ignatiukseksenne
Ignatiuksiksenne
abessive
Ignatiuksettanne
Ignatiuksittanne
instructive
comitative
—Ignatiuksinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ignatiuksensa
Ignatiuksensa
accusative
nom.
Ignatiuksensa
Ignatiuksensa
gen.
Ignatiuksensa
genitive
Ignatiuksensa
Ignatiustensa Ignatiuksiensa
partitive
Ignatiustaan Ignatiustansa
Ignatiuksiaan Ignatiuksiansa
inessive
Ignatiuksessaan Ignatiuksessansa
Ignatiuksissaan Ignatiuksissansa
elative
Ignatiuksestaan Ignatiuksestansa
Ignatiuksistaan Ignatiuksistansa
illative
Ignatiukseensa
Ignatiuksiinsa
adessive
Ignatiuksellaan Ignatiuksellansa
Ignatiuksillaan Ignatiuksillansa
ablative
Ignatiukseltaan Ignatiukseltansa
Ignatiuksiltaan Ignatiuksiltansa
allative
Ignatiukselleen Ignatiuksellensa
Ignatiuksilleen Ignatiuksillensa
essive
Ignatiuksenaan Ignatiuksenansa
Ignatiuksinaan Ignatiuksinansa
translative
Ignatiuksekseen Ignatiukseksensa
Ignatiuksikseen Ignatiuksiksensa
abessive
Ignatiuksettaan Ignatiuksettansa
Ignatiuksittaan Ignatiuksittansa
instructive
comitative
—Ignatiuksineen Ignatiuksinensa :

#### Statistics

* Ignatius is the 1861st (tied with 4 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 457 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

## Latin
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἰγνάτιος (Ignátios).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /iɡˈnaː.ti.us/, [ɪŋˈnäːt̪iʊs̠]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /iɲˈɲat.t͡si.us/, [iɲˈɲät̪ː͡s̪ius]

### Proper noun

Ignātius m sg (genitive Ignātiī or Ignātī); second declension
* a male given name

#### Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.
$^1$Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

#### Descendants

* → Basque: Inazio, Iñaki
* → Catalan: Ignasi
* → French: Ignace
* → Galician: Ignacio
* → German: Ignaz
* → Italian: Ignazio
* → Polish: Ignacy
* → Romanian: Ignațiu
* → Portuguese: Inácio
* → Spanish: Ignacio
* Sicilian: Gnazziu

### References

* Ignatius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
* Ignatius in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016