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Ignazio

Quick answerThe name 'Ignazio' means "fiery" or "ardent," derived from the Latin root *ignis* ("fire").

Italian · Boy · 3 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#11,177
TrendStable
Peak year1917
Syllables3
OriginItalian
LanguageItalian
CultureItalian
ReligionRoman Catholicism
Letters7
Numerology9 Chaldean 7
Global rank#632

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Ignazio

The name 'Ignazio' means "fiery" or "ardent," derived from the Latin root *ignis* ("fire").

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Etymology

The name 'Ignazio' means "fiery" or "ardent," derived from the Latin root *ignis* ("fire"). It is primarily used in Italian and Spanish cultures within Roman Catholicism, notably as the name of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits.

Ignazio currently ranks #11,177 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1917.

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