onomasti
20
Dec

Ignatius

A form of Ignatios

Ignatios, Ignatius, in English

It keeps the same day as the name it comes from — everything below is that name’s.

Key facts

Ignatios at a glance

Name day
20 December
This year · 2026
Sunday, 20 December
Next year · 2027
Monday, 20 December

Variations

Forms & nicknames of the name

One name takes many forms — the formal, the everyday, the affectionate, and the spellings that travelled abroad. Each has its own page here, and all share the same day.

Greek forms

English & romanised

Ignatios you are hereIgnatius

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Iconography

Ignatios in sacred art

DepictingHieromartyr Ignatius the God-Bearer, Bishop of Antioch

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