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Yitzhak - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Yitzhak
 
 


The boy name Yitzhak [ syll. yi-(t)(z)hak, yit-zh-ak ] is pronounced YIHTS-aaK KEY. Yitzhak is of Hebrew origin and it is also used largely in the Hebrew language. Yitzhak is a form of the English Isaac.

Yitzhak is rare as a baby boy name. It is not ranked within the top 1000. In 2007, within the family of boy names directly linked to Yitzhak, the English Isaac was the most frequently used.

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Yitzhak: Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"


Details of famous persons named Yitzhak:
Soldier Yitzhak Rabin, born 1 March 1922 - 4 November 1995, Jerusalem, Palestine.
Soldier Yitzhak Shamir, born Yizhak Yzernitzky 1915, Ruzinoy, Poland.

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