Isaac
\i.za.ak\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of Latin origin, first recorded around 1100.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| First recorded | about 1100 |
| Pronunciation | \i.za.ak\ |
| Also spelled | Isaak, Izaak, Izaäk |
Origin and meaning
From Middle English Ysaac, from Latin Isaac, from Ancient Greek Ἰσαάκ (Isaák), from Hebrew יצחק (Yiṣḥāq, literally “he laughs, he will laugh”). Explained in Genesis as referring to his mother Sarah’s laughing when she was told she would have a son at her old age. The verb is masculine, however, perhaps due to its use as a boy’s name.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- United States
- Spain
- Belgium
- Switzerland
- Israel
- Netherlands
Around the world
- GermanIsaak
- Arabicإسحاق
- Hebrewיצחק
- HungarianIzsák
- ItalianIsacco
- PolishIzaak
- CzechIzák
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).