IGA

Iga (as a word) or IGA (as an acronym with different capitalizations) may stand for:

As a word

Given name

• a female given name of Polish origin. The name originates from the female given name Jadwiga (Polish pronunciation: [jadˈviɡa]) and stands for gia,or gina in the USA.. It is an established but rather rare given name in Poland and larger Polish speaking communities such as the Chicago area.

The name can be traced back to catholic saints

• • Jadwiga of Greater Poland, Queen of Poland and mother of Casimir III of Poland
  • Jadwiga of Żagań, Queen of Poland, wife of Casimir III of Poland (daughter-in-law of previous)
  • Jadwiga of Poland (1374-1399), Queen of Poland, named after Saint Hedwig of Andechs
  • Jadwiga Jagiellon (disambiguation), several Polish princesses of that name

Places

• Iga, a city in Mie Prefecture, Honshū island, Japan
  • Iga Ueno Castle, a castle located in the above city
  • Iga Province, an old province of Japan in the area that is today western Mie Prefecture
• Iga Idunganran, the official residence of the Oba (king) of Lagos

People

• Iga Cembrzyńska, a Polish actress
• Iga Wyrwał (also known as Eva or Eve), a Polish glamour model
• Koji Igarashi (nicknamed IGA), a video game producer, known for his involvement with the Castlevania series.

Miscellaneous

• 8300 Iga (previously 1994 AO2), a main-belt asteroid
• Iga-ryū (literally “the Iga School”), a school of ninjutsu

As an acronym

Companies and organizations

• IGA (initially Independent Grocers Alliance), a name used by many independent supermarkets throughout the world
  • Independent Grocers of Australia, the local Australian variant of the international IGA
• International Island Games Association, an organization that organizes the Island Games (a friendly competition between teams from several islands and other small territories)
• International Grenfell Association, an organization providing health care, education, religious and other services to the fishermen and coastal communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
• Interscope-Geffen-A&M, an American record label
• General Assembly, the legislative branch of the state government of states in USA:
  • Iowa General Assembly
  • Illinois General Assembly
  • Indiana General Assembly
• Irish Games Association, a non-profit body which is dedicated to promoting gaming in Ireland

Medicine

• Immunoglobulin A (IgA), an antibody playing a critical role in mucosal immunity
  • IgA nephropathy, a form of glomerulonephritis (inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney)
  • IgA pemphigus, a subtype of pemphigus

Science and technology

• Intergranular attack, another term for intergranular corrosion (a form of corrosion where the boundaries of crystallites of the material are more susceptible to corrosion than their insides)

Miscellaneous

• In-game advertising, the use of computer and video games as a medium in which to deliver advertising
• International Gamers Award, an award for strategy board games and historical simulation games
• Islamic Golden Age, a period in the history of the Muslim world