Игнат: meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Игнат is Ignat written in Cyrillic. Ignat comes from Old Church Slavonic, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.

Explained through its name family

Игнат’s family of names

In Russian usage, Игнат has a diminutive in Игна́ша. In Russian usage, Игнат has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Ignacio. In Russian usage, Игнат has a conventional equivalent in the Latin form Ignatius.

Walk Игнат’s family in the name graph

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Игнат has relatives in 12 languages.

15 related names in 12 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 12

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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