Isak
/ˈiː.sak/noun
Isak is a Scandinavian and Slavic form of the biblical male name Isaac.
Did you know?In Genesis, Isaac’s name is connected with laughter because both Abraham and Sarah laugh when promised a child in old age.
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
Yiṣḥāq
“He will laugh; he laughs”
3rd Century BCE
Greek
Isaak
“Isaac, the personal name rendered in the Septuagint”
Late Antiquity
Latin
Isaac
“Isaac, the biblical patriarch’s name”
Old English
Old English
Isaac
“Isaac, transmitted through biblical and Christian texts”
Medieval Period
Old Norse
Ísak
“A Scandinavian form of Isaac”
Modern English
English
Isak
“A Scandinavian and Slavic personal-name form of Isaac”