Ignace
Latin · Girl · 2 syllables
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About the name Ignace
The name 'Ignace' is the French form of the Latin name 'Ignatius', derived from the Roman family name 'Egnatius', but later associated with the Latin word *ignis* meaning "fire," thus interpreted as "fiery one." It is primarily used in French-speaking Catholic cultures, notably in honor of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the 16th-century Spanish founder of the Jesuit order.
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Etymology
The name 'Ignace' is the French form of the Latin name 'Ignatius', derived from the Roman family name 'Egnatius', but later associated with the Latin word *ignis* meaning "fire," thus interpreted as "fiery one." It is primarily used in French-speaking Catholic cultures, notably in honor of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the 16th-century Spanish founder of the Jesuit order.
Ignace currently ranks #1,847 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1945.
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