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View Name: Isaiah


ISAIAH
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English, Jewish, Biblical
OTHER SCRIPTS: יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (Hebrew)
PRONOUNCED: ie-ZAY-ə (English), ie-ZIE-ə (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
From the Hebrew name יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (Yesha'yahu) meaning "YAHWEH is salvation". Isaiah is a major prophet of the Old Testament, supposedly the author of the Book of Isaiah. He was from Jerusalem and probably lived in the 8th century BC. As an English Christian name, Isaiah was first used after the Protestant Reformation.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Isiah (English), Isaias (Biblical)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Esaias (Biblical Greek), Yesha'yahu (Biblical Hebrew), Esaias (Biblical Latin), Esa (Finnish), Ikaia (Hawaiian), Isaia (Italian), Isaija (Macedonian), Isay (Russian), Isaija (Serbian)
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