Izatt as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Izatt

What is the meaning of the name Izatt ?

The baby name Izatt is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ɪˈzæt/ or /ɪˈzɑːt/ (iz-ZAT or iz-ZAHT).

Izatt is Arabic in Origin.

Izatt is a rare given name drawn from a Lowland Scottish surname, long established in Fife and neighboring counties. The surname appears in Scots records from the 16th century and reflects the medieval practice of converting familiar first names into hereditary family names; in the 20th–21st centuries it has been adopted as a modern, surname-style given name.

Most scholars derive Izatt from Isot/Isott, the Middle English/Old French pet form of Iseult/Isolde (sometimes overlapping with Isabel), brought to Britain by the Normans. The meaning is debated: it has been linked either to Old High German elements is “ice” + hild “battle,” or to Welsh Esyllt with the sense “sight-worthy, desirable.” Variant spellings include Izat, Izett, Izzett, Izott, Isatt, and Issatt. Note that it sometimes intersects in usage with Izzat/İzzet (Arabic/Turkish), which means “honor, esteem,” though that etymology is separate.

⚙ Izatt is seldom given. We count 21 recorded uses of it across 4 countries.