Iggy or Iggie is a unisex name and it is often a short form of the

Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

names Ignatia (feminine) and

Ignatius Ignatius is a male given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name Religious * Ignatius of Antioch (35–108), saint and martyr, Apostolic Father, early Christian bishop * Ignatius of Constantinople (797–877), Cath ...

(masculine), or their derivatives in other European languages. As such the name is derived ultimately from the

Etruscan language Etruscan () was the language of the Etruscan civilization, in Italy, in the ancient region of Etruria (modern Tuscany, western Umbria, northern Latium, Emilia-Romagna, Veneto, Lombardy and Campania). Etruscan influenced Latin but was eventua ...

family name ''Egnat'', the meaning of which is unknown. (The Romans added the Latin nominative endings ''-ia'' and ''-ius''.) A spelling with an initial "I" later became dominant, possibly because of a resemblance to the Latin word ''ignis'' "fire". Iggy or Iggie may also refer to:

People

* Iggy Pop, stage name of American punk rock singer and occasional actor James Newell Osterberg, Jr. (born 1947) *

Iggy Azalea Amethyst Amelia Kelly (born 7 June 1990), known professionally as Iggy Azalea (), is an Australian rapper. At the age of 16, Azalea moved from Australia to the United States in order to pursue a career in music. Azalea earned public recognitio ...

, stage name of Australian rapper Amethyst Amelia Kelly (born 1990) * Iggy Arroyo (1950–2012), Filipino politician *

Iggy Clarke Iggy Clarke (born 1952 in Mullagh, County Galway, Mullagh, County Galway) is an Irish former Hurling, hurler who played for his local club Mullagh GAA, Mullagh and at senior level for the Galway county hurling team, Galway county team from 1972 ...

(born 1952), Irish retired hurler *

Jarome Iginla Jarome Arthur-Leigh Adekunle Tig Junior Elvis Iginla (; born July 1, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. He played over 1500 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Br ...

(born 1977), Canadian National Hockey League player * Ralph Ignatowski (1926–1945), U.S. Marine tortured and killed at the Battle of Iwo Jima * Andre Iguodala (born 1984), American basketball player *

Michael Ignatieff Michael Grant Ignatieff (; born May 12, 1947) is a Canadian author, academic and former politician who served as the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Leader of the Official Opposition from 2008 until 2011. Known for his work as a histo ...

, historian and Canadian politician * Iggy Jones (c. 1927–1992), Gaelic footballer from Northern Ireland *

Iggy Katona Egnatius "Iggy" Katona (August 16, 1916 – December 4, 2003) was an American stock car racing driver from Willis, Michigan. He is most famous for his performance in the ARCA series in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, where he won six championships ...

(1916–2003), American stock car racer * Iggy O'Donnell (1876–c. 1946), Australian rugby union player * Iggy Shevak, American jazz musician from the 1930s to at least the '50s *

Marshall Shurnas Marshall Kenneth "Iggie" Shurnas (April 1, 1922 – August 19, 2006) was an American football Wide receiver, end who played one season in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the Cleveland Browns in 1947. Shurnas began his football care ...

(1922–2006), American football player nicknamed "Iggie" *

Iggy Strange Dahl Iggy Strange Dahl is a Swedish songwriter based in Stockholm, Sweden. He has written songs for major recording artists such as September, Lena Katina (Former member of t.A.T.u.), Sweetbox, F(x), Arashi, Jolin Tsai, Super Junior Donghae & Eunhy ...

, Swedish songwriter *

Iggie Wolfington Ignatius Wolfington (October 14, 1919 – September 30, 2004) was an American actor. He was the youngest member of the prominent Wolfington family of Philadelphia, operators of a carriage business early in the 20th century and brother of the foun ...

(1919–2004), American stage actor * " Iggy the Eskimo", a girlfriend or acquaintance of Syd Barrett * Iggy Capra, (1991-present), American Artist and Painter

Fictional characters

Jim Ignatowski The Reverend Jim "Iggy" Ignatowski is a fictional character in the 1970s television series ''Taxi''. He was played by Christopher Lloyd. A gentle soul, Jim, in his own words, was "the living embodiment of the Sixties." His most noticeable characte ...

, from the TV series ''Taxi'' * Iggy, one of the main characters from James Patterson's ''

Maximum Ride ''Maximum Ride'' is a series of young adult science fantasy novels by the author James Patterson. The series centers on the adventures of Maximum "Max" Ride and her family, called the Flock, who are winged human-avian hybrids created at a lab ca ...

'' book series * Iggy (''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''), from the Japanese manga ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' * Iggy Arbuckle, the title character of a Canadian animated TV series * Iggy Koopa, one of the Koopalings in the ''

Super Mario Bros. is a platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The successor to the 1983 arcade game '' Mario Bros.'' and the first game in the ''Super Mario'' series, it was first released in 1985 for ...

'' series * Iggy, a friend of the comics character

Little Lulu ''Little Lulu'' is a comic strip created in 1935 by American author Marjorie Henderson Buell. The character, Lulu Moppet, debuted in ''The Saturday Evening Post'' on February 23, 1935, in a single panel, appearing as a flower girl at a wedding ...

* Iggy, from the anime ''

Ergo Proxy ''Ergo Proxy'' is a Japanese cyberpunk anime television series, produced by Manglobe, directed by Shūkō Murase and written by Dai Satō. The series ran for 23 episodes from February to August 2006 on the Wowow satellite network. It is set ...

'' * Dr. Ignatius "Iggy" Frome, played by

Tyler Labine Tyler Sean Labine (born April 29, 1978) is a Canadian-American actor and comedian. He is best known for starring in the television series ''Breaker High'', '' Invasion'', ''Reaper'', '' Deadbeat'' and as Dr. Iggy Frome, head of psychiatry, in the ...

in the show

New Amsterdam (2018 TV series) ''New Amsterdam'' is an American medical drama television series, based on the book ''Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital'' by Eric Manheimer, that premiered on September 25, 2018 on NBC and concluded on January 17, 2023. With ...

* Iggy Iguana, one of the main characters in the Canadian children's TV series '' Under the Umbrella Tree''

People

Fictional characters

See also