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Isai - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Isai

[ syll. i-sai, is-ai ] The boy name Isai is pronounced as AYS-AY KEY. Isai is used mostly in English and its language of origin is Hebrew. Isai is a variant form of the English and German name Jesse.

Isai is somewhat popular as a baby boy name. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1990s; prior to that, it was of sporadic use only. At the modest height of its usage in 2007, 0.015% of baby boys were named Isai. It was #697 in rank then. In 2008, its usage was 0.014% and its ranking #734. Within the family of boy names directly related to Isai, the English and German Jesse was the most frequently used. In 2008, it was 13 times more frequently used than Isai.

Baby names that sound like Isai include the English Isaac, the French Isaïe, the English Issac, the Polish Izaak, the Indian Aakesh, the German Achaz, the English Acie, the German Ahas, the Greek Aigeus, the Urdu Ajaz, the name Akash, the name Akule, the English and Hebrew Asa, the Indian Ashish, the Indian Ashok, the English Asid, the English Assid, the name Azi, the Arabic and Urdu Aziz, and the Spanish Chago.

KEY: approx pronunciation for Isai: AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)"


 
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