Iggy or Iggie is mostly a female name and it is often a
short form of the
RomanLatin names
Ignatia (feminine) and
Ignatius (masculine), or their derivatives in other European languages. As such the name is derived ultimately from the
Etruscan language 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".[citation needed]
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, stage name of Australian rapper Amethyst Amelia Kelly (born 1990)
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