# Iggy

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'''Iggy''' or '''Iggie''' is a unisex name and it is often a [short form](/source/hypocorism) of the [Roman](/source/Ancient_Rome) [Latin](/source/Latin) names [Ignatia](/source/Ignatia_(disambiguation)) (feminine) and [Ignatius](/source/Ignatius) (masculine), or their derivatives in other European languages. As such the name is derived ultimately from the [Etruscan language](/source/Etruscan_language) family name ''Egnat'', the meaning of which is unknown. (The Romans added the [Latin nominative endings](/source/Latin_declension) ''-ia'' and ''-ius''.) A spelling with an initial "I" later became dominant, possibly because of a resemblance to the Latin word ''ignis'' "fire".{{cn|date=March 2017}}

{{Infobox given name2
| name = Iggy
| gender = [Unisex](/source/Unisex_name)
| language = [English](/source/English_language)
| languageorigin = [Latin](/source/Latin), [English](/source/English_language)
| origin = Diminutive form of [Ignatius](/source/Ignatius) and [Ignatia](/source/Ignatia_(disambiguation))
| region = [English-speaking world](/source/English-speaking_world)
| related names = [Ignatius](/source/Ignatius), [Ignatia](/source/Ignatia_(disambiguation)), [Ignacio](/source/Ignacio), [Ignazio](/source/Ignazio), [Ignacy](/source/Ignacy), [Ignat](/source/Ignat), [Ignatz](/source/Ignatz), [Ignaz](/source/Ignaz), [Ignác](/source/Ign%C3%A1c), [Ignjat](/source/Ignjat), [Iñaki](/source/I%C3%B1aki)
}}

Iggy or Iggie may also refer to:
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== People ==
* [Iggy Pop](/source/Iggy_Pop), stage name of American punk rock singer and occasional actor James Newell Osterberg, Jr. (born 1947)
* [Iggy Azalea](/source/Iggy_Azalea), stage name of Australian rapper Amethyst Amelia Kelly (born 1990)
* [Iggy Arroyo](/source/Iggy_Arroyo) (1950–2012), Filipino politician
* [Iggy Clarke](/source/Iggy_Clarke) (born 1952), Irish retired hurler
* [Jarome Iginla](/source/Jarome_Iginla) (born 1977), Canadian National Hockey League player
* [Ralph Ignatowski](/source/Ralph_Ignatowski) (1926–1945), U.S. Marine tortured and killed at the Battle of Iwo Jima
* [Andre Iguodala](/source/Andre_Iguodala) (born 1984), American basketball player
* [Michael Ignatieff](/source/Michael_Ignatieff) (born 1947), historian and Canadian politician
* [Iggy Jones](/source/Iggy_Jones) (c. 1927 – 1992), Gaelic footballer from Northern Ireland
* [Iggy Katona](/source/Iggy_Katona) (1916–2003), American stock car racer
* [Iggy O'Donnell](/source/Iggy_O'Donnell) (1876 – c. 1946), Australian rugby union player
* [Iggy Shevak](/source/Iggy_Shevak) (1918–1985), American jazz musician from the 1930s to at least the '50s
* [Marshall Shurnas](/source/Marshall_Shurnas) (1922–2006), American football player nicknamed "Iggie"
* [Iggy Strange Dahl](/source/Iggy_Strange_Dahl), Swedish songwriter
* [Iggie Wolfington](/source/Iggie_Wolfington) (1919–2004), American stage actor
* "[Iggy the Eskimo](/source/Iggy_the_Eskimo)", a girlfriend or acquaintance of Syd Barrett

== Fictional characters ==
* Iggy, from the anime ''[Ergo Proxy](/source/Ergo_Proxy)''
* [Iggy](/source/Iggy_(JoJo's_Bizarre_Adventure)), from the Japanese manga ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''
* Iggy, a friend of the comics character [Little Lulu](/source/Little_Lulu)
* Iggy, one of the main characters from James Patterson's ''[Maximum Ride](/source/Maximum_Ride)'' book series
* Iggy, a friend character in the 1993 film ''[Surf Ninjas](/source/Surf_Ninjas)''
* [Iggy Arbuckle](/source/Iggy_Arbuckle), the title character of a Canadian animated TV series
* Iggy Catalpa, a recurring character from the animated show ''[Duckman](/source/Duckman)''
* Dr. Ignatius "Iggy" Frome, in the TV show [''New Amsterdam''](/source/New_Amsterdam_(2018_TV_series))
* [Jim "Iggy" Ignatowski](/source/Jim_Ignatowski), from the TV series ''Taxi''
* Iggy Iguana, a main character in the Canadian children's TV series ''[Under the Umbrella Tree](/source/Under_the_Umbrella_Tree)''
* [Iggy Koopa](/source/Iggy_Koopa), one of the Koopalings in the ''[Super Mario Bros.](/source/Super_Mario_Bros.)'' series

==See also==
* ''[Iggy's Reckin' Balls](/source/Iggy's_Reckin'_Balls)'', a game for the Nintendo 64
* [Italian Greyhound](/source/Italian_Greyhound), a dog breed nicknamed the Iggy

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Category:English unisex given names
Category:English-language masculine given names
Category:Hypocorisms
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Category:Nicknames

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