Izady as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Izady

What is the meaning of the name Izady ?

The baby name Izady is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ee-ZAH-dee (IPA: /iˈzɑːdi/).

Izady is Persian in Origin.

Izady is a modern Persian-derived given name, most likely a variant of Izadi, built on Izad (Modern Persian for “deity; divine”). The term traces back to Middle Persian yazad and Avestan yazata, “worthy of worship,” a root shared across Iranian languages and sometimes reflected in Kurdish forms. As a name, Izady carries the sense of “divine, godly, angelic.” It is used as a unisex choice in contemporary naming.

Izadi/Izady appears more often as a surname in Iran and Kurdish communities, with given-name use emerging in the late 20th century, especially in the diaspora seeking globally friendly yet heritage-linked names. Variants and related forms include Izadi, Izad, Yazad, and Yazdan (meaning “God” in Persian). English nicknames may be Izzy or Iza. Not to be confused with the ethnonym Êzidî/Yazidi, though it stems from the same ancient Iranian root.

⚙ Izady is vanishingly rare. In all, it appears just 2 times, across 2 countries.