The story behind Ishāq
Borrowed from Classical Persian اِسْحَاق (ishāq), from Arabic إِسْحَاق (ʔisḥāq), from Biblical Hebrew יִצְחָק (yiṣḥāq).
Pronunciation
Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /ɪs.ɦɑːq/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: [ɪs.ɦäːq]
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /ɪs.ɦɑːk/
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: [ɪs.ɦäːk]
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Names Similar to Ishāq
Tariq
Borrowed from Arabic طَارِق (ṭāriq, “messenger, nocturnal visitor, or morning star”), from طَرَقَ (ṭaraqa, “to knock, to rap”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Q
- same syllable count
- similar length
ʔisḥāq
From Hebrew יצחק (yiṣḥāq). Comparable to Arabic يَضْحَكُ (yaḍḥaku).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Q
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ibraim
a male given name from Arabic, variant of Abraão, equivalent to English Ibrahim
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Idris
Borrowed from Arabic إِدْرِيس (ʔidrīs).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Idrīs
Borrowed from Classical Persian اِدْرِیس (idrīs), from Arabic إِدْرِيس (ʔidrīs).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
İffet
From Arabic عِفَّةْ (ʕiffat, “decency”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Ishāq
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdala
From Old Galician-Portuguese Abdalla, from Arabic عَبْدُ الله (ʕabdu llāh).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdeslam
Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱلسَّلَام (ʕabdu s-salām).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Ishāq
Aaliyah
Popularized by American singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001). Transliteration of Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abaz
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس (ʼabbas), from Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, literally “frowning; lion”). For the final /z/ compare abanoz. Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length