Isaac - Meaning of Isaac

What does Isaac mean?

[ 2 syll. i-saa(c), is-a-ac ] The baby boy name Isaac is pronounced in English as AY-ZahK †. Isaac is used chiefly in the English language and its origin is Hebrew. The name means he laughs, laughter. A biblical name, it is derived from the word 'tsachaq' which means to laugh. Yitschaq (Hebrew) is an original form of Isaac. The name was borne in the Bible by one of the sons of Abraham and Sarah; his birth brought laughter and joy to his parents because Sarah was ninety-nine years old when she was informed of the pending birth. The name was taken up by Jews from the Middle Ages. In the 17th century, English Puritans started to adopt the name with some regularity. The name still remains more common with Jews.

The name Isaac is used to a great extent; it has 32 variants that are used in English and other languages. Variants of Isaac used in English include Icek, Ikey, Ikie, Isaack, Isaak (also used in German, Greek, Russian, and Yiddish), Isaakios, Isac, Isack, Isaic, Isiac, Issa, Issac, Itzak, Izaac, Izaak (also used in Dutch and Polish), Izikm, Izsak, and Yitzchak. The diminutives Ike (also used in Hebrew), Zack, and Zak are other English variants.

Foreign variants include Aizik (Russian and Yiddish), Ihaka (Maori), Isacco (Italian), Isak (Hungarian, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic), Ishaq (Arabic), Itzhak (Hebrew), Izak (Czech), Izik (Yiddish), Yitzak (Hebrew), Yitzhak (Hebrew and Yiddish), and Yke (Dutch).

See also the related categories, laughter (joy), puritans, english, sons (heir), biblical, and hebrew.

Isaac is very popular as a baby boy name. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1960s. Its usage peaked in 2013 with 0.501% of baby boys being given the name Isaac. It had a ranking of #29 then. In 2018, its usage was 0.436% and its ranking #34, and it was the most popular among all boy names in its family. In 2018, Isaac was 17 times more commonly used than the subsequent ranked name, Issac.

Baby names that sound like Isaac include Icek, Igee, Igey, Igy, Ikee, Iky, Isaack, Isais, Isaish, Issac, Aakaash, Aakash, Aakesh, Aashish, Acai, Accas, Acee, Achai, Achaz, and Achic.

† Pronunciation for Isaac: AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"

Details of famous persons named Isaac:
Actor Liev Schreiber, born Isaac Liev Schreiber October 4, 1967, San Francisco, California.
Author Isaac Asimov, born 2 January 1920 - 6 April 1992, Petrovichi, U.S.S.R.
Scientist Sir Isaac Newton, born 25 December 1642 - 20 March 1727, Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England.



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