Ignacia

Girl · Latin, through Spanish

Ignacia

Say it: eeg-NAH-syah

Meaning

Feminine of Ignacio, from the Roman family name Egnatius, of uncertain (possibly Etruscan) origin; the link to Latin ignis 'fire' is a later association.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

1,051 babies given this name since 1893
At its height in 1904, about 1 in 34,400 girls
Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Mexican Andean Spanish

The family of the name

Other spellings: Nacha

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IgnatiusBoyFrom the Roman family name Egnatius, of unknown origin. The association with Latin ignis 'fire' is a later folk…Rome · peak 1913

Where this comes from

Parish baptism registers
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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