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Izzy - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Izzy

[ 2 syll. iz-zy, izz-y ] The boy name Izzy is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is IHZiy KEY. Izzy is used chiefly in the English and Hebrew languages, and it is derived from Old Greek and Hebrew origins. From the short form of other given names, but now used as an independent name in its own right. See Izzy for more info.

In addition, Izzy is a pet form of the name Isidore (English and French) in the English language.

Izzy is also a pet form of the name Israel (English and Hebrew). Izzie (English variant spelling) is a form of Izzy.

Izzy is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In 2008, among the group of boy names directly linked to Izzy, Israel (English and Hebrew) was the most popular.

Baby names that sound like Izzy include Izzie (English), Ieki (Hawaiian), Iggy (Spanish), Ikey (English), Ikie (English), Isa (English and Hebrew), Isaak (German, Greek, and Yiddish), Isak (Hungarian, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic), Isao (Japanese), Isas, Isha (Indian), Isi, Issa (Hebrew), Issac (English), Issy (English and Hebrew), Izak (Czech), Izik (Yiddish), Eetu (Finnish), Esau (English), and Iago (Italian and Welsh).

KEY: Pronunciation for Izzy: IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


 
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