Izak
Izak (or Izaak also Izhak, Itzchak, Itzik, see more options below) is a given name which is an alternate spelling for Isaac. Online sites, such as "Think Baby Names"[1] state that:
- Izak \i-zak\ as a boy's name is a variant of Isaac (Hebrew), and the meaning of Izak is "laughter". The baby name Izak sounds like Izik, Izaak, Itzak and Isak. Other similar baby names are Izsak, Zak, Izaac, Isac, Isaak, Isa, Iziah, Isam and Izzy. Izak is not a popular first name for men but a somewhat popular surname or last name for both men and women (#83399 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census).[1]
Notable persons with the name include:
Izak
[edit]- Izak, Polish esports player
- Izak Aloni, Israeli chess master
- Izak Buys, South Africa cricketer
- Izak Davel, South African actor
- Izak David du Plessis, South African Afrikaans writer
- Izak Moerdijk, Dutch mathematician
- Izak Reid, English sportsman
- Izak Rober, Turkish sportsman
- Izak Šantej, Slovenian motorcyclist
- Izak van der Merwe, South African tennis player
- Izak Van Heerden, South African rugby coach
- Izak hiko New Zealand rugby player
Izaak
[edit]- Izaak Appel, Polish chess master
- Izaak Grunbaum, Israeli politician
- Izaak Grynfeld, Israeli chess master
- Izaak Walton Killam, Canadian financier
- Izaak Kolthoff, Dutch chemist
- Izaak H. Reijnders, Dutch military commander.
- Izaak Towbin, Polish chess master
- Izaak Walton, English writer
Izaac
[edit]- Izaac Johanes Wanggai, Indonesian sportsman
- Izaac Wang, American child actor
- Izaac Williams, New Zealand sportsman
Isak
[edit]- Isak Andersson (born 1996), Swedish hurdler
- Isak-Beg, ruler near Ottoman Empire
- Isak Gustaf Clason, Swedish architect
- Isak Dinesen, pen name of Karen Blixen, Danish author
- Isak From (born 1967), Swedish politician
- Per Isak Juuso, Swedish-Sámi artisan and teacher
- Isak Musliu, Yugoslavian camp guard
- Isak Penttala (1883–1955), Finnish politician
- Isak Saba, Norwegian leader
- Isak Valtersen, fictional character in the Norwegian TV show Skam
Itzhak
[edit]- Itzhak Perlman, Israeli-American musician
- Itzhak Rabin, Israeli leader
- Itzhak Shum, Israeli sportsman
- Itzhak Ben-Zvi, Israeli president
- Itzhak Katzenelson, Jewish intellectual
- Itzhak Shamir, Israeli politician
- Itzhak Fintzi, Bulgarian actor
- Itzhak Stern, Holocaust survivor
- Itzhak Bentov, Czech intellectual
- Itzhak Sadeh, Israeli leader
Itzchak
[edit]- Itzchak Tarkay, Israeli painter
Itzik
[edit]- Itzik Zohar, Israeli sportsman
- Itzik Manger, Yiddish intellectual
- Itzik Feffer, Soviet intellectual
- Itzik Kol, Israeli TV producer
- Itzik Kornfein, Israeli sportsman
- Dalia Itzik, Israeli politician
Izhak
[edit]- Izhak Mamistvalov, Israeli swimmer
- Izhak Graziani, Israeli conductor
Izsak
[edit]- Izsák Lőwy, Hungarian industrialist
- Imre Izsák (1929–1965), Hungarian scientist
- Carolina Izsak (born 1971), Venezuelan beauty queen
- Meir ben Izsak Eisenstadt (1670–1744), Jewish rabbi
Other
[edit]- Isakas Vistaneckis, Lithuanian chess master
- Isaka Cernak, Australian sportsman
See also
[edit]- Isak (surname)
- Isaac (disambiguation)
- Isaacs (disambiguation)
- Ishak (disambiguation)
- Zack (disambiguation)
- Izzy (disambiguation)
- Izak catsharks
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Izak - Name Meaning, What does Izak mean?". thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
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