Message: "Isannah?" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Isannah?

by Aine (poetic_freedom)

4/3/2010, 6:03 AM

Its a character in the book 'Johnny Tremain' and I know Paul Revere used it as a name for one of his daughters. The etymology seems a bit dicey- possibly a combination of Isabella and Susannah or maybe related to the name Ysanne. Either way it was used at least a little bit from the 1700s but has never hit the top 1000.

WDYT? I'm really quite liking it.

#Isannah

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- Sparkler (Sparklermom)

4/3/2010, 8:09 AM

Would it be pronounced, "EEsanah"? I think that is really cute and unusual, yet not weird altogether. :-) You'd have a lot of explaining to do on how you came up with it though. If you can put up with that I'd say go for it, you have a good story!

- GiovannaDevorah +2

4/3/2010, 7:44 AM

is it prn???:

eye-sah-nuh

ee-sah-nuh

eye-san-uh

ee-san-uh

It looks nice, that's for sure. And to say that it was the name of one of Paul Revere's daughters is cool in of itself...

- Aine (poetic_freedom) +1

4/3/2010, 3:17 PM

I'm saying it as iz-zan-ah...basically like the first syllable of Isabella and the last bit of Susannah

- GiovannaDevorah

4/4/2010, 4:52 AM

oh, that IS quite nice!

- queenv

4/3/2010, 6:33 AM

I remember it from "Johnny Tremain" and was aware that it was the name of Paul Revere's daughter! I love it. I think it's quite pretty and charming. It would be so neat to meet an Isannah. I think I will suggest it to my daughter as a name for my future (I hope) granddaughter.

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