Ignacio
See also: Ignácio
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Ignacio. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.
Proper noun
Ignacio (countable and uncountable, plural Ignacios)
- A surname from Spanish.
- An unincorporated community in Marin County, California, United States.
- A town in La Plata County, Colorado, United States.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ignacio is the 5594th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6219 individuals. Ignacio is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (57.92%) and Hispanic/Latino (26.8%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ignacio”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 225.
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iɡˈnaθjo/ [iɣ̞ˈna.θjo] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /iɡˈnasjo/ [iɣ̞ˈna.sjo] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -aθjo (Spain)
- Rhymes: -asjo (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: Ig‧na‧cio
Proper noun
Ignacio m
- a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Ignatius
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Tagalog: Ignacio
Further reading
- “Ignacio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Ignacio.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔiɡˈnasjo/ [ʔɪɡˈn̪aː.ʃo]
- IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔiɡˈnasjo/ [ʔɪɡˈn̪as.jo]
- Rhymes: -asjo
- Syllabification: Ig‧nac‧io
Proper noun
Ignacio (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜄ᜔ᜈᜐ᜔ᜌᜓ)
- a surname from Spanish, notably borne by:
- Arnell Ignacio, Filipino game show host, comedian, actor, news anchor, and singer-songwriter.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Ignacio is the 52nd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 93,768 individuals.