Behind the Name: Comments for the name Issa

Comments for ISSA:

The Japanese poet Kobayashi Yatarô (1763-1828) took the name Issa as a pen name. He was one of the four most prominent writers of Japanese haiku. Issa means "cup of tea" in Japanese.

-- blaaarg 8/30/2008

A famous bearer of Issa (as a surname anyway) are singer Sámer Issa, actress Klára Issová, actress Martha Issová, director Moris Issa, editor/designer Filip Issa and Michel Issa.

-- Emilie007 8/31/2008

Issa Rae is a producer/director/writer. She is the producer/star of the successful webseries, "The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl". She also has two other webseries.

-- bibi66 2/9/2013

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