Given name · Russian
Игнатий
Игнатий (Ignátij) is a masculine given name. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Ignatius.
Meaning & origin
Игнатий’s family of names
In Russian usage, Игнатий shares a linguistic root with the Lithuanian form Ignacijus. In Bulgarian usage, Игнатий has a conventional equivalent in the English form Ignatius. In Russian usage, Игнатий has a conventional equivalent in the French form Ignace.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Игнатий has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
8 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- IgnatiusEnglish
- IgnacyPolish
- IgnaceFrench
- Ignacijuscognate · Lithuanian
- InácioPortuguese
- Ignácequivalent
- Ihnatequivalent
- Ignátequivalent
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Игнатий
- Ignatiy NesterovUzbekistani association football playerborn 1983
- Ignaty KrachkovskyRussian and Soviet Arabist (1883–1951)
- Ignaty PotapenkoRussian writer and playwright (1856–1929)
- Ignatius of MariupolGreek bishop (1716–1786)1715–1786
- Ignatiy VishnevetskyU.S.-based Russian film critic, writer and essayistborn 1986
- Ignatije MidićSerbian bishopborn 1954
- Ignatiy ZorinErzya poet, writer
- Ignatiy NovikovSoviet politician (1907-1993)
- Ignaty DyatovHero of the Soviet Union (1925-1999)
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