Isaak
/ˈaɪ.zæk/noun
A personal name, a spelling variant of Isaac, from the Hebrew biblical name Yitzḥaq.
Did you know?In Genesis, Isaac’s name is linked to laughter because both Abraham and Sarah laugh when told they will have a child in old age.
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
יִצְחָק (Yiṣḥāq)
“He will laugh, or he laughs”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Ἰσαάκ (Isaák)
“Isaac, the biblical patriarch’s name”
Late Antiquity
Latin
Isaac
“Isaac, adopted from Greek biblical usage”
Middle English
English
Isaac
“The biblical name, transmitted through Latin and French religious texts”
Modern English and European usage
English/Germanic
Isaak
“A variant spelling of Isaac, especially common in German, Dutch, Scandinavian, and Central European contexts”