Names That Mean Laughter
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Updated Thu Nov 30 2023
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- Isaac
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"laughter"Description:
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 US list of top boy names.
- Issac
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"laughter"Description:
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 in 2007, and has slumped a fair bit in the ensuing decade.
- Muskan
Origin:
UrduMeaning:
"smile, laughter"Description:
An attractive Urdu name with a joyful meaning.
- Yitzchok
Origin:
Yiddish variation of Yitzhak and Isaac, HebrewMeaning:
"laughter"Description:
Yitzchok is a variation of the cheerful Isaac which entered the US Top 1000 in 2024.
- Isach
Origin:
Judeo-Italian variation of Isaac, HebrewMeaning:
"laughter"
- Ihaka
Origin:
MaoriMeaning:
"laughter"Description:
Maori form of Isaac
- Iiro
Origin:
Finnish diminutive of IsakMeaning:
"laughter"Description:
A nickname for Isak, the Nordic variation of Isaac.
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