Sahag as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sahag

What is the meaning of the name Sahag ?

The baby name Sahag is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SAH-hahg (approx. /ˈsɑhɑɡ/).

Sahag is Armenian in Origin.

Sahag is the Western Armenian form of Sahak, the Armenian equivalent of Isaac. The name ultimately derives from Hebrew Yitzhak, “he will laugh” or “laughter,” most likely entering Armenian through Greek (Isaak/Isaakios) and Syriac during the Christianization of Armenia. In Western Armenian orthography and speech the final k of Sahak softens to g, yielding Sahag.

Long rooted in Armenian ecclesiastical and cultural history, the name is borne by Saint Sahag I Partev (Isaac of Armenia), 5th-century Catholicos who, with Mesrop Mashtots, oversaw the adoption of the Armenian alphabet and the translation of Scripture. Sahag has remained familiar among Armenians in the Caucasus and diaspora communities in the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas. Variants and related forms include Sahak (Eastern Armenian), Isaac, Isaak, Isak, Izaak, Izak, Isaque, and the Semitic Ishaq (Arabic) and Eshaq (Persian). Armenian surnames such as Sahakyan/Sahakian and Sahagian mean “descendant of Sahag.”