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 [ 3 syll. i-sa-iah, is-ai-ah ] The boy name Isaiah is pronounced AYZEYah KEY. Isaiah's origin is Hebrew, and its use, English and Hebrew. The meaning of the name is 'Yahweh is salvation'. Biblical name derived from sha meaning 'to help, to deliver' ; yahweh 'name of God'. Yeshayah (Hebrew) is an older form of Isaiah. The name was borne by a major prophet in the Bible who lived in the 8th century BC. The name was first adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century, but it was not very common. The name is today mainly used by Jews. Isaiah has 12 variant forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. Variant forms of the name used in English include Isa (used in Hebrew too), Isaias, Isiah, and Issiah. Foreign variant forms of Isaiah include Eesaia (Russian), Esaias (Greek), Isaïe (French), Issa (Hebrew), Izajasz (Polish), Jesaja (German), and Yeshayahu (Hebrew). Another foreign variant is the pet form Shai (Hebrew). Isaiah is very popular as a baby boy name, and it is also viewed as fairly trendy. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1970s. At the modest height of its usage in 2006, 0.474% of baby boys were given the name Isaiah. It was #40 in rank then. In 2008, it ranked at #42 with a usage of 0.442%, and it was the most popular within all boy names in its family. Isaiah was used 15 times more than the next most popular name, Isiah (English), in 2008. Baby names that sound like Isaiah include Iokua (Hawaiian), Isaias (English), Izajasz (Polish), Ahijah (Hebrew), Ajay (Sanskrit), Akio (Japanese), Asaiah (Hebrew), Ashoka (Indian), Asoka (Indian), Atsushi (Japanese), Augie (English), Azizi (Swahili), Iosua (Romanian), Isaac (English), Isai (English), Isaïe (French), Issac (English), Izaak (Polish), Aakesh (Indian), and Achaz (German). A famous person named Isaiah is Actor Isaiah Washington, born 3 August 1963, Houston, Texas. KEY: Pronunciation for Isaiah: AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
