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Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. ig-NO-təs  [key]
Other Forms FormsIgnoto

Meaning & History

Means "unknown" in Latin. This was the pen name of the Hungarian writer Hugó Veigelsberg (1869-1949), and was also borne by his son, writer Pál Ignotus (1901-1978​). It was later employed by author J. K. Rowling for a character in her Harry Potter series of books.
Ignoto was the baptismal name of a son of one Anne Manners, Lady Roos, a 17th-century English noblewoman, presumably given because his paternity was unknown.
Added 8/14/2010 by Bellula
Edited 2/21/2019 by SeaHorse15, Sofia and Bellula