Isaac (name)
Isaac or Isaak, transliterated from (Hebrew: יִצְחָק, Standard Yiẓḥaq Tiberian Yiṣḥāq , Arabic: إسحٰق ʾIsḥāq) as Itzhak or Yitzhak, or Yitzchok, was one of the three patriarchs in the Hebrew Bible, whose story is told in the book of Genesis.
Isaac is a given name derived from Judaism and a given name among Jewish, Christian, and Muslim societies, generally in reference to the above. "Isaac" is loosely translated as "laughing". "Ike" and "Ise" are also a short-form of the name Isaac. Famous people named "Isaac" or "Isaak" include:
Isaac
- Alphabetically:
- John Mackewdnjwef, composer.
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- Isaac Ashmead (1790 –1870)
- Isaac Asimov, science fiction author.
- Isaac Brock, Major-General.
- Isaac ben Samuel of Acre, lover
- Isaac Brock (musician), lead singer in Modest Mouse.
- Isaac Casaubon, classical scholar.
- Isaac "Ike" Davis, NY Mets first baseman.
- Isaac García, Mexican long-distance runner.
- Isaac Hanson, musician, guitarist in Hanson
- Isaac Hayes, singer.
- Isaac Isaacs, politician.
- Issac Luke, New Zealand rugby league footballer.
- Isaac Mizrahi, fashion designer.
- Isaac Newton, physicist.
- Isaac of Nineveh, 7th century Christian writer.
- Isaac Peral, Spanish scientist, inventor of the Peral Submarine.
- Isaac Leib Peretz, Yiddish writer.
- Isaac Perlmutter, CEO of Marvel Entertainment
- Isaac Jové Rubí, Spanish footballer.
- Isaac Singer, inventor.
- Isaac Bashevis Singer, author, photographer.
- Isaac Slade, lead singer in The Fray.
- Isaac Smith (disambiguation) (multiple people).
- Isaac Stern, violinist.
- Isaac Watts, hymn-writer, football player.
- Isaac Lewis, inventor.
- Fictional people
- Isaac, a main character in Nintendo's Golden Sun series
- Isaac Clarke, a fictional character from the video game Dead Space
- Isaac Kleiner, fictional character from the video games Half-Life and Half-Life 2
- Isaac Mendez, fictional character from the television series Heroes
Isaak
- Alphabetically:
- Isaak Abelin, Swiss physiologist.
- Isaak Babel, Russian writer.
- Isaak Brodsky, Soviet painter.
- Isaak August Dorner, German church leader.
- Isaak Dunayevsky, Soviet composer.
- Isaak Löw Hofmann, Edler von Hofmannsthal, Austrian businessman.
- Isaak Markus Jost, Germa Jewish historian.
- Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov, Soviet physicist.
- Isaak Ah Mau, New Zealand rugby player.
- Isaak Yaglom, Soviet mathematician.
Itzhak
- See Izak (disambiguation)#Itzhak.
Yitskhok
Yitzhak
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- Alphabetically:
- Yitzhak Arad, Lithuanian Israeli soldier.
- Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, president of Israel.
- Yitzhak Danziger (1916–77), Israeli sculptor
- Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, Irish Israeli rabbi.
- Yitzhak Aharon Korff, American rabbi.
- Yitzhak Levy, Israeli rabbi and politician.
- Yitzhak Mordechai, Israel general and politician.
- Yitzhak Navon, Israeli president.
- Yitzhak Nebenzahl, Israeli official.
- Yitzhak Nissim, Iraqi Israeli rabbi.
- Yitzhak Rabin, prime minister of Israel.
- Yitzhak Sadeh, Israeli military commander.
- Yitzhak Salkinsohn, Jewish convert to Christianity.
- Yitzhak Shamir, prime minister of Israel.
- Yitzhak Yedid, Israeli Australian composer.
Yitzchak
- Alphabetically:
- Yitzchak Meir Alter, Polish rabbi.
- Yitzchak Berkovits, American Israeli rabbi.
- Yitzchak Blazer, Russian rabbi.
- Yitzchak Ginsburgh, Israeli rabbi.
- Yitzchak Dovid Grossman, Israeli rabbi.
- Yitzchak Kaduri, Iraqi Israeli rabbi.
- Yitzchak Levine, American mathematician.
- Yitzchak Lowy, Holocaust victim.
- Yitzchak Isaac of Zidichov, Austro-Hungarian rabbi.
- Yitzchak Yaacov Reines, Lithuanian rabbi.
- Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor, Lithuanian rabbi.
Yitzchok
- Alphabetically:
- Yitzchok Adlerstein, American rabbi
- Yitzchok Breiter, Polish Ukrainian rabbi
- Yitzchok Cohen, American rabbi
- Yitzchok Ezrachi, Israeli rabbi
- Yitzchok Friedman, first Rebbe of the Boyaner Hasidic dynasty
- Yitzchok Dovid Groner, American Australian rabbi
- Yitzchok Hutner, Polish American rabbi
- Yitzchok Isaac Krasilschikov, Russian rabbi
- Yitzchok Zev Soloveitchik, Lithuanian Israeli rabbi
- Yitzchok Sorotzkin, American rabbi
- Yitzchok Sternhartz, Ukrainian Israeli rabbi
- Yitzchok Tuvia Weiss, Jerusalem rabbi
- Yitzchok Yaakov Weiss, Austro-Hungarian rabbi
- Yitzchok Zilber, Russian rabbi
- Yitzchok Zilberstein, Israeli rabbi
In world languages
Surname Isaac or Isaak
- Arthur Isaac, English cricketer
- Bryan Isaac, dancer
- Bobby Isaac, American racing driver
- Glynn Isaac, South African archaeologist
- Heinrich Isaac, Ugonis, Henricus, Heinrich or Arrigo or Ysaac, Franco-Flemish composer
- John Isaac, English cricketer
- Luis Isaac, Puerto Rican baseball player
- Oscar Isaac, American actor
- Rhys L. Isaac, American historian
- Robert M. Isaac, mayor of Colorado Springs
- Chris Isaak, American musician
Other
Online sites, such as "Think Baby Names"[1] state that:
- Isaac \i-saac\ as a boy's name is pronounced EYE-zik. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Isaac is "laughter". Biblical: the only son of Abraham by his wife Sarah...Isaac has 19 variant forms: Ike, Ikey, Ikie, Isa, Isaak, Isac, Isacco, Isak, Issac, Itzak, Itzhak, Izaac, Izaak, Izak, Izik, Izsak, Yitzhak, Zack and Zak. Isaac is a very popular first name for men (#277 out of 1220) and also a very popular surname or last name for both men and women (#1941 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)[2]
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