Isaak as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Isaak

What is the meaning of the name Isaak ?

The baby name Isaak is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈaɪzək/ — EYE-zək (common English 'Isaac'),German/Dutch: /ˈiːzaːk/ — EE-zaak (Isaak),Hebrew origin: /jitsˈχak/ — YITZ-hak (Yitzhak).

Isaak is Hebrew in Origin.

Isaak is the German-, Slavic-, and Greek-influenced form of Isaac, from Hebrew Yitzḥāq (יִצְחָק), “he will laugh/he laughs,” rooted in ṣ-ḥ-q, “to laugh, rejoice.” The name belongs to the biblical patriarch, son of Abraham and Sarah, whose birth prompted Sarah’s laughter and symbolizes joy after long expectation. Through the Septuagint (Ἰσαάκ) and the Vulgate, the spelling Isaak entered many European languages.

Used in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions, Isaak appears in records across medieval and early modern Europe and endures in German-speaking and Slavic contexts; it is also familiar via Eastern Orthodox saints such as Isaac of Dalmatia and Isaac the Syrian. Variants include Isaac (English/French/Spanish), Isak (Scandinavian), Izaak (Dutch/Polish), Izsák (Hungarian), Izák (Czech/Slovak), Ishaq (Arabic), Yitzhak/Itzhak/Yitzchak (Hebrew/Yiddish), Iisak/Iisakki (Finnish), Isaque (Portuguese), and Armenian Sahak/Isahak. Nicknames: Ike, Itzik.