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Derivation of the name Isa for a boy
Trying to determine the derivation of Isa, whom our daughter chose to name her newborn son.
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The Behind the Name database states Isa is either the Arabic form of Jesus or an English short form of Isaiah.I think Isa could also be a short form of Isaac, Isadore / Isador, Isaias, 'Isam, Isamu, or Isandro.
Miranda
"Come... you must eat my child." — From an unknown badfic.Proud adopter of 15 punctuation marks; see my profile for their names.
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