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Some other nicknames include Izzy, Iggy, or Zac/Zak.
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Brandon Scott Jones plays Captain Isaac Higgintoot on the tv show Ghosts.
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Also in American English, the pronunciation IE-zək is often even further shortened into IE-zik/IEZ-ik.
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Amharic forms of Isaac often used in Ethiopia are Yishak & Yishaq. [noted -ed]
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The meaning is gorgeous but I can't get over the "sac" part being weird.
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I like this name. Some say the double "a" looks weird but I say it looks cool.
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Hrmm, pretty good name. Would be good for a little brother's name... kinda twisted.
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Sounds weird, ngl.
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Also one of the Portuguese forms: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac [noted -ed]
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Isaac is the best name ever!
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Isaac is an amazing name! The meaning is wonderful. Overall an awesome and amazing name!
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Isaac has and always will be one of my favourite names. It's not that it's unique but it's different than any other name with the hard I sound and the double A. I love the nickname Izzy!
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Old fashioned name.
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Pronunced "ee-zak" in French. [noted -ed]
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Isaac is such a cute name, please name all of your children Isaac, no matter the gender, I have known at least one Isaac and he isn't that sexy so you should name all of your children this to ensure at least one of them is sexy. Love you Isaac, even though you aren't sexy.
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Also Judeo-French and Judeo-Provençal: https://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/jewish/levy/isaac.html
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Also used in French: https://meilleursprenoms.com/popularite-prenom/Isaac [noted -ed]
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Also Judeo-Anglo-Norman: http://heraldry.sca.org/names/jewish.html
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I think Isaac is a really sweet sounding name. It's masculine and strong, yet not too rough or harsh. I think it's a good name.
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My name is Isaac, and I don't care for it. Everyone wants to spell it differently, and everyone says it a bit differently. I say "eye-zick", but others say "eye-zach" or "ee-sock" Mostly I don't like that it ends in "sack", like a cyst or nutsack.
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Iscah would be a good "sister" name. They have different meanings, but are very similar in spelling. Jessica is a Anglicized derivative of Iscah.
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I like this name, it's cute but formal, and I like aa names in general.
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I love the sound, but the aa looks ugly.
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I would probably use Issac instead of this.
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Also Gascon, Provençal and Languedocian: https://ieo-oc.org/spip.php?page=article&id_article=290 --- Source: Institut d'Estudis Occitans
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Isaac Foster is a character from the anime ‘Angels of Death’. His nickname is ‘Zack’.
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I like the name Isaac but its popularity spurt has ruined it for me and y'all know I can't stand popular names. Lol!
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Something about it I just don't like. It's a NO from me!
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Love the name Isaac:) This is the only name with an "aa" in it I like.
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Isaac Frye from the Venturiantale Youtube Channel.
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A very simple, yet classic name. "Isaac" sounds very intelligent and cheerful. I really love its meaning and just the sound of it.
I would love to name a child of my own that some day.
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I would love to name a child of my own that some day.
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Isaac sounds handsome.
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Gross.
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Hate this name. YUCK! Super-super ugly and super weird for a weirdo boy. This name is not smart it’s just a childish name for weirdo parents who want to name their child a weirdo name.
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I disagree. I love this name!
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Don't really like this name to be honest, it sounds very childish to me personally.
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My second favorite boy's name at the moment :)
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Too dated.
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Great name.
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I really like this name. It sounds very intelligent and it has a wonderful meaning.
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Isaac is a good name. You people do not know what you are talking about. You go with the flow of what OTHER people say and you do not know that there are good things about the name Isaac.
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Yuck.
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I love it! So joyous!
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I love this name so much.
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Isaac is not, and I repeat NOT a good or smart name.
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You spell it wrong!
It's "יצחק" not "יץחק"!
God, at least know how to do it right!
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It's "יצחק" not "יץחק"!
God, at least know how to do it right!
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My brother is named Isaac. In my family, apparently every name of my brothers (besides mine) are from the bible.
Jonathan; my younger brother. Lucas, my second youngest brother. And Isaac, my youngest brother...
That's really funny.
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Jonathan; my younger brother. Lucas, my second youngest brother. And Isaac, my youngest brother...
That's really funny.
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In 2018, 3 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Isaac who is registered male with the Social Security Administration. It is the 304th most common male first name for living U.S. citizens.
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Maybe it's Japanese. Isaki Lacuesta is a Spanish director but maybe is of Japanese descent because in film affinity is related to Naomi Kawase.
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Maybe Isaki is a basque form.
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A bearer of *my* [yours too though] name is
• Isaac Bruce Rams Player, Pro Bowl in 1996, 99, 2000, 2001. Led League in receiving yards in 1996.
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• Isaac Bruce Rams Player, Pro Bowl in 1996, 99, 2000, 2001. Led League in receiving yards in 1996.
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Isaac means laughter - what more can you ask from a name? Told his teacher this and she thought it was fantastic - and they've a project about names on the go!
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I really like this name for some reason. I'm not sure why, although it may have something to do with the sound or the associations I come up with. I would so use this!
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Sarah is the one who laughed because she thought what God said was impossible, not Abraham.
"Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also/ And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh" -Genesis 18:12-15. [noted -ed]
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"Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also/ And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh" -Genesis 18:12-15. [noted -ed]
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This is my second son's name, one of the strongest sounding names from the bible in my opinion. Such a mischievous boy but also very empathetic and sweet! I think his name suits all these traits.
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In 1970 we named our son Isaac because we (Bill and Debbie) were looking for a classic name that wasn't common. I'm shocked to see how popular it's become. As a child he wouldn't let us call him Ike or Izzy, but we could get away with Yitzhak now and then. As an adult, though, all his friends know him as Ike and only family still calls him Isaac.
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Isaac Burton Tigrett is an American businessman, best known as the co-founder of Hard Rock Café and House of Blues. Isaac Tigrett belonged to a well-to-do business family and was raised in Jackson, Tennessee until the age of fifteen. He is an alumnus of Centre College, which later gave him an honorary degree for promoting African American culture and racial harmony.
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Catalan form of Isaac. [noted -ed]
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My name is Isaac. I got the name for my birthday and have never heard any bad comments about it. The opposite, people love my name.
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My granddaughter, who just had her fourth child on August 16, 2016 named him Isaac Jude.
Her mother and I and her stepdad all think it is a great choice. We are glad that for their last child they gave him a biblical name. Isaac is a strong and wonderful name.
Love that it means he will laugh, he will rejoice. We all in our family both sides have no other Isaac's in our families and I never knew anyone named Isaac so to us it it a different name. We realize it is a basically Jewish name but we love it and we are biblical Christians.
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Her mother and I and her stepdad all think it is a great choice. We are glad that for their last child they gave him a biblical name. Isaac is a strong and wonderful name.
Love that it means he will laugh, he will rejoice. We all in our family both sides have no other Isaac's in our families and I never knew anyone named Isaac so to us it it a different name. We realize it is a basically Jewish name but we love it and we are biblical Christians.
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I love it! I was in between Lucas or Isaac and decided on Isaac as this name is so unique and classic yet very masculine for a boy!
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I know HEAPS of Isaacs and all of them great people. I have never heard people nickname them 'Izzy' it sounds to girlish. But I love the name so I would definitely still use it.
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It's too common for my taste, but I like the nickname Izzy enough to encourage its use. Plus the meaning is sweet; "he will laugh."
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I like this name and if you like\love it as well and are considering using it for your little guy, some combos I have paired with it that you are more than welcome to take a look at are:
Isaac Jared
Isaac Jeremy
Isaac Jordan
Isaac Leo
Isaac Leon
Isaac Logan
Isaac lucas
Isaac Miles
Isaac Parker
Isaac Xavian
Isaac Xavier
Isaac Jeremiah
Isaac Shannon
Isaac Raimi
Isaac Liam
Isaac Nolan
Thomas Isaac
Theodore Isaac
Sebastian Isaac.
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Isaac Jared
Isaac Jeremy
Isaac Jordan
Isaac Leo
Isaac Leon
Isaac Logan
Isaac lucas
Isaac Miles
Isaac Parker
Isaac Xavian
Isaac Xavier
Isaac Jeremiah
Isaac Shannon
Isaac Raimi
Isaac Liam
Isaac Nolan
Thomas Isaac
Theodore Isaac
Sebastian Isaac.
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Whenever I think of "Isaac", the word "Asimov" comes immediately into my mind. I am a devoted Asimovian, so this name is a very literary name to me. I am not religious, and am not a fan of the "Binding of Isaac" video game, so Asimov is the only Isaac that is noteworthy to ME.
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In my opinion, Isaac is a really cool name. I would use it for a fictional character.
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A fictional bearer of this name is Isaac (known as Robin in Japan), the main protagonist of Nintendo's 'Golden Sun' series.
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Isaac is such a handsome, sexy, classic beauty of a name.
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Isaac is a character in the movie based on the book of the same called 'The Fault In Our Stars'.
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Name of the day! One of my favorite boy names. So handsome and classic. Very smart sounding.
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Isaac is the main character in the game The Binding of Isaac, where he flees into a basement after his mother tries to kill him. "Isaac" means "he laughs", but ironically, Isaac is crying. Not exactly famous, but still an interesting fact. :>
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There is a character named Isaac in the movie Cloud Atlas, played by Hugh Grant.
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It's a nice name, but its gotten too common. So sad, because it could've been such an classic and unique name! It seems like this type of thing is happening to more and more names these days :(
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Isaac Clark is the main protagonist in the Dead Space video game series!
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Isaac means laughter.
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Isaac Cline (1861-1955) was an American meteorologist who became famous for the deadly Galveston Hurricane of 1900.
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Hurricane Isaac was a weak but destructive hurricane that hit the Caribbean and the Gulf Coast of the United States in August 2012.
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Despite the heavy damage from the hurricane in 2012, the name Isaac was not retired. Therefore, Isaac will be used again in 2018.
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Hurricane Ike, however, hit Houston in 2008 and that name has been retired.
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This is my little brothers name and it would have been mine if I was a boy. I call him Ike, Iggy, Iggy Piggy, Iggle Piggle or Iggledy Piggledy.
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Handsome boys name with a beautiful meaning.
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It's got a pretty good meaning, some nice history, and you get the cute nickname Izzy out of it, but I've met at least six Isaacs, and the sound isn't exactly pleasant.
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Eh it's ok but it sounds dorky. I've seen far worse, but I've also seen far better.
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Isaac Hanson is the "ugly one" from the early 90's boy band Hanson.
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Strangely, I have never met one Isaac. I like the name. I think "Izzy" would be a cool nickname.
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Great meaning and sound, but it's really popular :(
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I love this name. It's great for a little boy and a grown man :) It's adorable!
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Nice name! I also remember the song "Isaac" by Madonna off her album "Confessions on a Dance Floor". I also find interesting the biblical history/origin of Isaac. And to conclude, it's a very cool and unique name.
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Isaac Dian is the name of a character in the anime/manga/novel series Baccano.
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Famous bearers: all the students, past and present, of the University of Cape Town.
When UCT was founded, there was an Afrikaans-medium university in a small town near by - the University of Stellenbosch. And you don't get many, if any, Jews who speak Afrikaans. That meant that UCT had what some people perceived as a disproportionately Jewish student body, so the students were given what people also perceived as a typically Jewish nickname: Ikey, short for Isaac. We all wear it proudly, including the growing numbers of Muslim students.
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When UCT was founded, there was an Afrikaans-medium university in a small town near by - the University of Stellenbosch. And you don't get many, if any, Jews who speak Afrikaans. That meant that UCT had what some people perceived as a disproportionately Jewish student body, so the students were given what people also perceived as a typically Jewish nickname: Ikey, short for Isaac. We all wear it proudly, including the growing numbers of Muslim students.
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Can be pronounce "I-sak" or "EE-sak". I know people of both pronunciation.
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For me, this name conjures an image of a gifted scientist or mathematician. It has a great meaning, too. If only it weren't so popular.
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Sir Isaac Newton was an English mathematician and physicist, considered the greatest single influence on theoretical physics until Einstein.
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My name is Isaac and it is not all that often that you will see me laughing. Many people have said that I am the most stoic person they have ever met. My name means "laughter", that's as much laughter as I need.
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Cool name for a boy! It's so great! The Bible names are such good ones.
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What a great, handsome name for a boy, with a great meaning too. And hey, sharing a name with arguably the world's greatest mathematician doesn't hurt either.
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This is a great name. If my wife and I ever have another son, his name will be Isaac. My son's name is Asher, which means "happy" and his little brother would be called Isaac, which means means "laughter".
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Isaac Allerton was one of the most prominent people to arrive at Plymouth Colony on "The Mayflower" in 1621. He was a fool with money but a hard worker.
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This is my favorite boys name. It sounds so smart.
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Aizak - Russian phonetic spelling of "Isaac".
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Pronounced eye-zick.
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Isaac was the first child of the once barren Hannah. After he was weaned she took him to the temple and gave him back to the LORD just as she had promised she would. Isaac became a person who was very well respected.
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Actually, Isaac was the son of Sarah and Abraham, not Hannah. When the angels said she would have a son, she laughed, hence the name Isaac.
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Pronounced as "Ee-zak" (shortly).
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The most famous Isaac is the son of Abraham, who -- at God's command -- is willing to kill his son. An ugly story. One of my grandfathers was named Isaac. Even if you thought it was God's command, why be willing to kill an innocent child?
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I absolutely love this name. I think it sounds nice and the meaning is great.
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This has always been my fave name. It has the best meaning and a good sound. I always associate it with cute little boys and like handsome people. It's the best!
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This is Jimmy Neutron's middle name on the Nickelodeon show.
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This is an incredibly brilliant name. Its meaning is undisputably great, and it is terribly cute for a little boy, and very masculine for an adolescent and adult. It doesn't seem to lose its youthfulness with age, either. I also somewhat fancy the nickname "Zak", myself.
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Clarke Isaac Hanson is one of the singers in the band Hanson.
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Isaac Brock is the lead singer of Modest Mouse.
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An appropriate name for Isaac Asimov, who wrote several books on humor, and who loved to laugh.
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To build on the anonymous user of February 16, 2007,
Asimov was also a professor of biochemistry at the Boston University School of Medicine, a polymath in the educational field, a very influential science fiction writer who wrote about the Three Laws of Robotics, the original Galactic Empire and subsequent Foundations, and other such classics, and a nonfictional writing master.
Overall, a very intellectual name either way.
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Asimov was also a professor of biochemistry at the Boston University School of Medicine, a polymath in the educational field, a very influential science fiction writer who wrote about the Three Laws of Robotics, the original Galactic Empire and subsequent Foundations, and other such classics, and a nonfictional writing master.
Overall, a very intellectual name either way.
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From my studies, I've learnt that Isaac means "laughter". Either way, both are sufficient for this name. At the time, this is my all-time favorite name.
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The name is actually from the 'he' form of the future tense of the verb לצחוק - 'to laugh' or 'to joke' in modern Hebrew. In biblical Hebrew it had more of the idea of 'to rejoice'. So, strictly speaking, Isaac (יצחק - pronounced 'yits-khak') in biblical times meant 'he will rejoice'. (The 'kh' sound is a guttural sound pronounced like the 'ch' in 'loch' or the German 'ch'.)
To dreadfulxsorry - the word for laughter is צחוק, pronounced roughly 'tse-khok'. So, while the name Isaac is related to the word 'laughter' (or 'rejoicing' in biblical Hebrew), it actually means 'he will laugh' in modern Hebrew or 'he will rejoice' in biblical Hebrew. [noted -ed]
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To dreadfulxsorry - the word for laughter is צחוק, pronounced roughly 'tse-khok'. So, while the name Isaac is related to the word 'laughter' (or 'rejoicing' in biblical Hebrew), it actually means 'he will laugh' in modern Hebrew or 'he will rejoice' in biblical Hebrew. [noted -ed]
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One of the main characters on the television show Heroes is Isaac.
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I love the name Isaac. I have a cousin named Willem Isaac and his name suits him perfectly. He's seven and in his entire life, I have never seen him unhappy. He's definitely the happiest person I know.
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Isaac was the name of the main adolescent baddie in the 80s horror flick Children of the Corn. He was the freaky little black haired kid with the scary weird voice. (His right hand boy was Malachi -- another *great* name with a terrible reputation due to this movie.)
It certinly isn't a diffficult association to overcome, but conjures bad Nebraskan corn-field memories for those of my generation. ((chuckles))
Otherwise a strong, solid choice. I love it, personally.
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It certinly isn't a diffficult association to overcome, but conjures bad Nebraskan corn-field memories for those of my generation. ((chuckles))
Otherwise a strong, solid choice. I love it, personally.
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I'm not a very big fan of this name, but the lead singer in The Fray is named Isaac. I saw them in concert and got my picture with him. They are an amazing band.
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Isaac is a great name, sounds strong. I also love the meaning of this name. We all need laughter in our lives. It is increasing quickly in popularity.
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Isaac is a noble name with a nice meaning. It's not very common these days (at least where I come from). If I had a son I might call him Isaac.
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Singer Isaac Hayes is a famous bearer, known from singing the theme from "Shaft" and as the voice of Chef on South Park.
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I absolutely love the meaning of this name -- "he laughs." It makes me picture a sweet baby boy giggling with an adorable grin on his face. It's such a sweet image.
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Chris Isaak is a famous rock musician.
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