Isaac (meaning and origin)

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Isaac

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Meaning and origin
Isaac is a Hebrew boy name. The meaning of the name is `laughing one`.

Where is it used?
The name Isaac is mainly used in English, Jewish and in the bible.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Isak (In Swedish)
Yitzhak (In Jewish)
Izs�k (In Hungarian)
Izaak (In German)
Iisakki (In Finnish)
Iikka (In Finnish)
Issac (In English (Modern))

If it's too long people might use
In English: Izzy
In English: Zack
In English: Zak

See also
In Jewish: Sekel (M)
In Jewish: Itzhak
In English and in French: Isidore
In English: Zachary
In English: Ike (M)
In the bible and in Jewish: Israel

What Isaac`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Isaac:
I haven't met more than 3 Isaacs in my life time and I'm 23.
The worst thing about the name:
People misspell it.
If my name wasn`t Isaac....:
Abraham... cuz of my parents.
Extra information:
Eye is sick
The best thing about the name Isaac:
i was the only Isaac during all 4 years of high school and i was very known by every one even the freshman after i was a senior and very unique
The worst thing about the name:
almos every one miss spells it
If my name wasn`t Isaac....:
i woul've been ugly and boring and wouldnt have made so many friends in all my life
Extra information:
we Isaac's are surrounded by luck but we lack modesty and are very funny we are instantly liked by every one if we have enemies we'll fid a way to make them our friends, parents love us even if we date their daughters even before we do, or maby its just me cuz i havent met another Isaac and i'm 20 years old :)
The best thing about the name Isaac:
i was the only Isaac durig all 4 years of high school, so i was very unique and very well known
The worst thing about the name:
people miss spell it
If my name wasn`t Isaac....:
i would have probably been ugly and boring and woulnt have made so many friends and very unluky with girls
Extra information:
we Isaac's are surrounded by luck and we are very funny people just instantly like us. or maybe its just me cuz i havent met another Isaac and i'm 20 years old
The best thing about the name Isaac:
i was the only isaac during all 4 years of high school so i was very well known and unique and even after a year out of high school there are no other isaac's
The worst thing about the name:
people miss spell it and sometimes forget it right away
If my name wasn`t Isaac....:
id be ugly and boring and wouldnt have made so many friends in my entire life
Extra information:
we isaac's have luck surrounding us or maybe its just me cuz i havent met another isaac. :)
The best thing about the name Isaac:
i was the only isaac during all 4 years of high school so i was very well known and unique and even after a year out of high school there are no other isaac's
The worst thing about the name:
people miss spell it and sometimes forget it right away
If my name wasn`t Isaac....:
id be ugly and boring and wouldnt have made so many friends in my entire life
Extra information:
we isaac's have luck surrounding us or maybe its just me cuz i havent met another isaac. :)
The best thing about the name Isaac:
Its Hebrew in origin. Aside from John and a few other Hebrew names, Its a pretty decent one. I personally wouldn't have named myself that
The worst thing about the name:
It's misspelled even AFTER I spell it out for them.
If my name wasn`t Isaac....:
I would probably have liked my given name better. If I changed it, I would probably keep it as an alternative first name or as a middle name. I would've preferred a Latin name.
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Isaac:
i love the way the irish pronounce it
The worst thing about the name:
mis spelled often
If my name wasn`t Isaac....:
i would be embarssed as my mum wouldve called me gaberiel
Extra information:

More `Isaac` links
Isaac as abbreviation
Actors named Isaac
Isaac in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Isaac

Isaac appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 41. In the last 128 years Isaac has occupied a spot in the top 1000 without interruptions. The name reached the top-100 15 times. 2007 was a `top year` for the name Isaac. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #41. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	41
2006	48
2005	49
2004	46
2003	48
2002	48
2001	47
2000	53
1999	64
1998	65
1997	73
1996	86
1995	98
1994	103
1993	110
1992	124
1991	130
1990	132
1980	150
1970	335
1960	359
1950	280
1940	246
1930	231
1920	189
1910	130
1900	116
1890	92
1880	62