Names That Mean Laughter
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Isaac
Hebrew
"laughter"
Isaac has shaved off his biblical beard and leaped into the upper echelon of popular boys' names, outrunning cousin Isaiah. A favorite of the Puritans, Isaac has never dipped below Number 400 on the…
Yitzchok
Yiddish variation of Yitzhak and Isaac, Hebrew
"laughter"
Yitzchok is a variation of the cheerful Isaac which entered the US Top 1000 in 2024.
Issac
Hebrew
"laughter"
A play on the spelling of Isaac that's somehow been in the Top 1000 every year since 1880. (If only by a hair: In both 1926 and 1962, it came in at number 999.) It hit an all-time peak at Number 377…
Iiro
Finnish diminutive of Isak
"laughter"
A nickname for Isak, the Nordic variation of Isaac.
Isach
Judeo-Italian variation of Isaac, Hebrew
"laughter"
Muskan
Urdu
"smile, laughter"
An attractive Urdu name with a joyful meaning.
Ihaka
Maori
"laughter"
Maori form of Isaac
