Izaak
/ˈaɪ.zɑːk/noun
A masculine given name, chiefly a variant spelling of Isaac.
Did you know?In Genesis, Isaac’s name is linked to laughter because Abraham and Sarah laughed when told they would have a child in old age.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew
Yiṣḥāq
“He will laugh; he laughs”
3rd Century BCE
Greek
Isaák
“Isaac, the biblical patriarch’s name”
Late Antiquity
Latin
Isaac
“Isaac, adopted from Greek and Hebrew tradition”
Old English
English
Isaac
“The biblical name transmitted through Christian scripture”
16th–17th Century
Dutch/English
Izaak
“A variant spelling of Isaac, notably used by the writer Izaak Walton”
Modern English
English
Izaak
“A masculine given name and spelling variant of Isaac”