Iggy or Iggie is mostly a female 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 Roman civilization *Epistle to the Romans, shortened to Romans, a letter w ...

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

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 * Patriarch Ignatius of Constantinople, Ignati ...

(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 the ancient region of Etruria, in Etruria Padana and Etruria Campana in what is now Italy. Etruscan influenced Latin but was eventually superseded by it. Around 13,000 Etruscan epigraph ...

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 James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter, actor and radio broadcaster. He was the vocalist and lyricist of proto-punk band the Stooges, who were formed in 1 ...

, 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. Born in Sydney, Azalea moved to the United States at the age of 16 in order to pursue a career in music. She earned public recognition ...

, stage name of Australian rapper Amethyst Amelia Kelly (born 1990) * Iggy Arroyo (1950–2012), Filipino politician * Iggy Clarke (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 (ice hockey), winger. He played over 1,500 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Calgary Flames, Pittsbu ...

(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 Andre Tyler Iguodala ( ; born January 28, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player who played for 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The swingman was an NBA All-Star in 2012 and was named to the NBA All ...

(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 leader of the Liberal Party and leader of the Opposition from 2008 until 2011. Known for his work as a historian, Ignatieff has ...

(born 1947), historian and Canadian politician * Iggy Jones (c. 1927 – 1992), Gaelic footballer from Northern Ireland * Iggy Katona (1916–2003), American stock car racer *

Iggy O'Donnell Ignatius Charles "Iggy" O'Donnell (27 May 1876 – c. 1946) was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Biography Iggy O'Donnell, a fly-half (rugby union), fly-half, was born in Hillston, New South Wales and claimed a total of 2 inte ...

(1876 – c. 1946), Australian rugby union player * Iggy Shevak (1918–1985), American jazz musician from the 1930s to at least the '50s * Marshall Shurnas (1922–2006), American football player nicknamed "Iggie" * Iggy Strange Dahl, Swedish songwriter * Iggie Wolfington (1919–2004), American stage actor * " Iggy the Eskimo", a girlfriend or acquaintance of Syd Barrett

Fictional characters

* 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 television, satellit ...

'' * Iggy, from the Japanese manga ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' * Iggy, a friend of the comics character Little Lulu * Iggy, one of the main characters from James Patterson's ''

Maximum Ride ''Maximum Ride'' is a series of young adult science fantasy novels by American 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 l ...

'' book series * Iggy, a friend character in the 1993 film '' Surf Ninjas'' * Iggy Arbuckle, the title character of a Canadian animated TV series * Iggy Catalpa, a recurring character from the animated show ''

Duckman ''Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man'', commonly known simply as ''Duckman'', is an American adult animated sitcom created and developed by Everett Peck, based on the characters he created in his 1990 one-shot comic book published by Dark Horse Com ...

'' * Dr. Ignatius "Iggy" Frome, in the TV show ''New Amsterdam'' * Jim "Iggy" Ignatowski, from the TV series ''Taxi'' * Iggy Iguana, a main character in the Canadian children's TV series '' Under the Umbrella Tree'' * Iggy Koopa, one of the Koopalings in the ''

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

'' series

People

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