Meaning Behind Name Isaac

Isaac is a very prominent first name for men 277 out of 1220 top 23 and also a very prominent surname for all people 2039 out of 150436 top 1.

Meaning behind name isaac. Isaac boy s name meaning origin and popularity. This is a translation used in most versions of the new testament of the name cephas meaning stone in aramaic which was given to the apostle simon by jesus compare matthew 16 18 and john 1 42. Isaac is the son of abraham with sarah genesis 21 3.

See the girl version of this name. His wife is named rebekah genesis 24 15 and his sons are jacob and esau genesis 25 25 26. Origin of the name isaac.

In 2013 and is currently at 34. From the hebrew name י צ ח ק yitzchaq meaning he will laugh he will rejoice derived from צ ח ק meaning to laugh. Isaac is a noble name with a nice meaning.

In the bible isaac is the son of abraham and sarah nearly sacrificed by abraham as commanded by god. Census isaac reached its top position of 29 in the u s. The meaning origin and history of the given name issac.

The ecclesiastic greek form of the hebrew yitzchak he will laugh which is derived from yitshāq laughter. The only son born to abraham and his wife sarah in the old testament. What does isaac mean.

Derived from greek πέτρος petros meaning stone. It s not very common these days at least where i come from. Isaac gets quite a bit of biblical screen time in the new testament his name is spelled ισαακ in greek.