Given name · also Swedish
Iisak
“he laughs”
Iisak is a masculine given name from Swedish, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Finnish and Estonian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Iisak goes back to Biblical Hebrew יצחק (Yiṣḥāq), meaning “he laughs.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Iisak comes from Swedish, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Iisak developed from Ἰσαάκ.
Iisak’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Iisak developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἰσαάκ. In Finnish usage, Iisak has a conventional equivalent in the German form Isaak. In Finnish usage, Iisak was borrowed from the Swedish form Isak.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Iisak has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Biblical Hebrew roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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