Ignatius
Ignatius is a male given name of presumed Latin or Etruscan origin, believed to mean "fiery one".
Notable people with the name include:Given name
Religious
- Ignatius of Antioch, early Christian bishop
- Ignatius of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople
- Ignatios the Deacon, Byzantine bishop and writer
- Ignatius, Primate of Bulgaria in 1272–1277
- Ignatius Brianchaninov, Russian Orthodox saint, bishop and ascetical writer
- Ignatius of Laconi, Italian Catholic saint
- Ignatius of Loyola, Basque Catholic saint and founder of the Society of Jesus
- Ignatius of Moscow, Russian Orthodox Patriarch
- Ignatius Moses I Daoud , Syrian Catholic Patriarch
- Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, 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, Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch
- Ignatius IV of Antioch, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch
- Ignatius V Qattan, Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch
- First name of all the Syrian Catholic Patriarchs of Antioch since the 15th century
- Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, Indonesian prelate and current Archbishop of Jakarta
Other
- Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, Ghanaian military ruler
- Ignatius Bonomi, British architect
- Ignatius Valentine Chirol, British writer and diplomat
- Ignatius L. Donnelly, American politician and writer
- Ignatius J. Galantin, American admiral
- Ignatius Jones, Australian singer and producer
- Ignatius K. Musaazi, Ugandan politician
- Ignatius O'Brien, 1st Baron Shandon, Irish lawyer
- Ignatius Sancho, British writer
- Ignatius Scoles, British architect, priest and writer
- Ignatius Chombo, Zimbabwean politician
- Ignatius Shixwameni, Namibian politician
- Ignatius Zhuwakiyi, Zimbabwean sculptor
- Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, British writer and physician
Surname
- Adi Ignatius, American journalist
- David Ignatius, American journalist and writer
- Hannes Ignatius, Finnish general
- Karl Ferdinand Ignatius, Finnish politician
- Paul Robert Ignatius, American administrator
Fiction
- Ignatius J. Reilly, fictional character in A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
- Ignatius Gallaher, fictional character in A Little Cloud by James Joyce
- Ignatius Martin Perrish, fictional character in Horns by Joe Hill
