Isaac (name)

Pronunciation	/aɪzək/
Gender	Male
Word/name	Hebrew
Meaning	"laughing", "laughter"
Variant form(s)	Issac,
Related names	, , Zack, Israel, Isamu, Abraham

Isaac or Isaak, transliterated from (Hebrew: יִצְחָק‎‎, Standard Yiẓḥaq Tiberian Yiṣḥāq, Arabic: إسحاق‎‎ ʾIsḥāq) as Itzhak or Yitzhak, or Yitzchok, was one of the three patriarchs in the Hebrew Bible, whose story is told in the book of Genesis.

Isaac is a given name derived from Judaism and a given name among Jewish, Christian, and Muslim societies, generally in reference to the above. "Isaac" is loosely translated as "laughing". "Ike" and "Ise" are also short forms of the name Isaac.

This is a selection of better known people with the name Isaac; for a comprehensive list, see .

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