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Ignatius
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A male given name of Latin origin, historically borne by Saint Ignatius of Antioch and Saint Ignatius of Loyola.
"Ignatius of Loyola founded the Jesuit order."
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Etymology
From Latin Ignatius, altered to resemble ignis ("fire"), giving it a folk association with the meaning "fiery one."