Meaning, Origin And History Of The Name Isaiah

Isaiah NamePopularityRelated NamesRelatedRatingsCommentsNamesakes 78%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English, Biblical Scripts יְשַׁעְיָהוּ(Ancient Hebrew) Pronounced Pron. /aɪ.ˈzeɪ.ə/(American English) /aɪ.ˈzaɪ.ə/(British English) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Expand Links From the Hebrew name יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (Yeshaʿyahu) meaning "Yahweh is salvation", from the roots יָשַׁע (yashaʿ) meaning "to save" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. Isaiah is one of the four major prophets of the Old Testament, supposedly the author of the Book of Isaiah. He was from Jerusalem and probably lived in the 8th century BC, at a time when Assyria threatened the Kingdom of Judah. As an English Christian name, Isaiah was first used after the Protestant Reformation.

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Family Tree·Details Rootsyashaʿ + YahwehVariantsIsiah, Izaiah(English) Isaias, Esaias(Biblical) Other Languages & CulturesEsaias(Biblical Greek) Yesha'yahu(Biblical Hebrew) Esaias(Biblical Latin) Esa(Finnish) Ikaia(Hawaiian) Yeshayahu, Shai, Shay(Hebrew) Isaia(Italian) Isaija(Macedonian) Isaías(Portuguese) Isay(Russian) Isaija(Serbian) Isaías(Spanish) User SubmissionIsaïah

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US Animations·Details Last ranked #81 in 2024 Australia (NSW) Last ranked #67 in 2023 Canada Last ranked #170 in 2024 England & Wales Last ranked #210 in 2024 (Isaiah) #173 in 2024 (Isaïah) France Last ranked #212 in 2025 Netherlands Last ranked #95 in 2024 New Zealand Last ranked #56 in 2024 United States

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The prophet Isaiah writing of Christ's birth, by Harry AndersonThe prophet Isaiah writing of Christ's birth, by Harry Anderson

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