Isaiah

Gender: Male Meaning of Isaiah: "Salvation of the Lord" Origin of Isaiah: Hebrew Isaiah's Popularity in 2018: #51

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Isaiah Origin and Meaning

The name Isaiah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "Salvation of the Lord".

Isaiah derives from the Hebrew Yesha’yahu, containing the elements yasha’, meaning “to save,” and yah, in reference to the Hebrew god. The biblical Isaiah, son of Amos, was the most important of the major prophets, with an Old Testament book named for him. He prophesized that the Children of Israel would be exiled from their homeland, but that God would bring the back.

Isaiah, like brethren Isaac and Elijah, is a once neglected biblical name now firmly back in favor, already surpassing such long-popular Old Testament stalwarts as Aaron and Adam.

Isaiah has been a star player on the contemporary athletic field, with several prominent basketball and football player namesakes, in addition to a memorable character on Little House on the Prairie, and Grey's Anatomy actor Isaiah Washington.

Beyond that, two sports figures have named their sons Isaiah: Allen Iverson and Tim (and wife Elisabeth) Hasselbeck. Basketball superstar Isiah Thomas helped popularize that streamlined spelling of the name.

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Rank in US: #51

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Famous People Named Isaiah

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Isaiah Washington, American actor
Isaiah Berlin, English philosopher
Isaiah Rider, American basketball player
Isaiah Rogers, American architecture
Isaiah Thomas, American publisher/author
Isaiah Horowitz, Czech rabbi and mystic
Isaiah Randolph "Ikey" Owens, American musician
Isaiah Marcus Rankin, English soccer player
Isaiah Williams, American NFL football player
Isaiah Trufant, American NFL football player
Isaiah Stanback, American NFL football player
Isaiah Canaan, American NBA basketball player

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Pop Culture References for the name Isaiah

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Isaiah, twenty-third book in the Bible
Isaiah Edwards, character on TV's "Little House on the Prairie"
Isaiah Lewin, boy in 1995 movie "Losing Isaiah"
Isaiah "Zay" Babineaux, character on TV's "Girl Meets World"
Nickname: Zay
Isaiah Morton, character in Season Five of the “Outlander” TV show

Izaiah, Isiah, Isaia, Isia, Isai, Issiah, Essaiah, Izeyah, Iziah

Isaiah's International Variations

Issa, Isiah, Issa (Arabic) Isa, Isa (Persian) Isaïe, Isaïe (French) Esaias (Latin) Isaia (Italian) Isaias, Ysai, Ysais (Spanish) Esa (Finnish) Yeshaya (Hebrew) Ikaia (Hawaiian)

Comments

SydneyIsGroot Says:

2016-12-02T00:32:07

Personally, I prefer the Japanese variant, Izaya. I don't know why, it just sounds great to me.

LV51sfan91 Says:

2016-10-19T06:49:20

Strong. Handsome. Love!

mrsford Says:

2016-02-07T09:29:07

I am naming my son, due any day, Isaiah. It is an amazing name with a melodic and regal sound, a significant meaning, an admirable namesake, possibly the greatest prophet of the old testament who foretold the coming of Christ. It is rare where I live (Australia) and can be pronounced eye-zay-ah or eye-sigh-ah. Great name!

Guest Says:

2015-04-05T03:37:10

I was watching a show and the victim was having a baby and she met another friend, that friend was jealous she had a baby, so she murdered her. She had a baby boy, but he survived, this was his name, but I think it's beautiful.