Meaning, Origin And History Of The Name Isaac

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Isaac NamePopularityRelated NamesRelatedRatingsCommentsNamesakesName Days 79%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, French, Jewish, Biblical, Biblical Latin Scripts יִצְחָק(Hebrew) Pronounced Pron. /ˈaɪ.zək/(English) /i.sa.ˈak/(Spanish) /i.zak/(French) /i.za.ak/(French) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From the Hebrew name יִצְחָק (Yitsḥaq) meaning "he will laugh, he will rejoice", derived from צָחַק (tsaḥaq) meaning "to laugh". The Old Testament explains this meaning, by recounting that Abraham laughed when God told him that his aged wife Sarah would become pregnant with Isaac (see Genesis 17:17), and later Sarah laughed when overhearing the same prophecy (see Genesis 18:12). When Isaac was a boy, God tested Abraham's faith by ordering him to sacrifice his son, though an angel prevented the act at the last moment. Isaac went on to become the father of Esau and Jacob with his wife Rebecca.As an English Christian name, Isaac was occasionally used during the Middle Ages, though it was more common among Jews. It became more widespread after the Protestant Reformation. Famous bearers include the physicist and mathematician Isaac Newton (1643-1727) and the science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov (1920-1992).

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Family Tree·Details RoottsaḥaqVariantsIssac(English) Isaque(Portuguese) DiminutivesIke(English) Isi(Spanish) Other Languages & CulturesYishak(Amharic) Ishaq(Arabic) Sahak(Armenian) Isaak(Biblical Greek) Yitzchaq(Biblical Hebrew) Izak(Croatian) Isak(Danish) Izaäk, Sjaak, Sjakie(Dutch) Iisakki, Iikka, Iiro(Finnish) Isaak(German) Isaak(Greek) Itzhak, Yitzhak(Hebrew) Izsák(Hungarian) Ísak(Icelandic) Isacco(Italian) Isak(Norwegian) Izaak(Polish) Ishaq(Quranic) Isac(Romanian) Isaak(Russian) Izak(Slovene) Isak, Isac(Swedish) Surname DescendantIsaacson(English)

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Name Days

Name Days? France: December 20Italy: October 19Spain: April 11Spain: June 7

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