Isaac at a glance
- Meaning
- “he will laugh”
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Pronunciation
- EYE-zuk
- Nicknames
- Ike, Zac
- Other forms
- Isaak, Isacco, Yitzhak, Ishaq
Where the name Isaac comes from
In the Bible, Isaac is the son of Abraham and Sarah. Sarah laughed when she heard she would have a child in her old age, which explains the name. It became common in English after the Reformation and is popular again today.
Famous people named Isaac
- Isaac Newton (physicist)