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English
Etymology 1
From Isabel, Isabella and Isabelle.
Proper noun
Isa
- A diminutive of the female given name Isabel or of its variant forms, sometimes also used as a formal given name.
1885, Arthur's Home Magazine, volume 53, page 165:Even "Liz" brought little to his memory; though he said: "The name does recall the fact of a sister. But why call her Isa?" "Just as easy as Liz, or any of the lot, Eliza, Elizabeth, Betsy and Bess. Isa, that's, I think, a sort of a city name," Lee said, with a shadow of a smile.
2010, Margaret Forster, Isa & May, Chatto & Windus, →ISBN, page 5:It's an awkward name: Isamay, pronounced Is-a-may. Isa is my paternal grandmother's name (shortened from Isabel) and May my maternal grandmother's (it comes, somehow, from Margaret). The amalgamation is, as you see, strictly alphabetical. Life, I feel, would have been much easier if they had chosen Maybel.
Etymology 2
Transliteration of Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā) or anglicized from Turkish İsa, both equivalents of Jesus as a given name.
Proper noun
Isa
- A male given name from Arabic mainly used by Muslims.
See also
Anagrams
- ais, A.S.I., Asi, AIS, a-Si, sia, Ais, Sia, sai, A.I.s, IAS, ASI, IAs, AIs, A. S. I., SIA
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Isabel, Isabella and Isabelle.
Proper noun
Isa f
- a diminutive of the female given name Isabelle or of its variant forms, sometimes also used as a formal given name
Etymology 2
Transliteration of Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā) or anglicized from Turkish İsa, both equivalents of Jesus as a given name.
Proper noun
Isa m
- a male given name from Arabic mainly used by Muslims
Etymology 3
Proper noun
Isa m or f
- a unisex given name or of its variant forms, sometimes also used as a formal given name
Hausa
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Īsā m
- Jesus (a prophet in Islam, regarded as the son of God in Christianity)
- a male given name: Jesus
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay Isa, from Classical Malay Isa, from Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /isa/
- Hyphenation: I‧sa
Proper noun
Isa
- (Islam) Jesus (Isa), son of Mary, revered as a major prophet in Islam.
See also
- Almasih
- Yesus
- (Islamic prophets) Adam, Idris, Nuh, Hud, Soleh, Ibrahim, Lut, Ismail, Ishak, Yakub, Yusuf, Ayub, Zulkifli, Syuaib, Musa, Harun, Daud, Sulaiman, Yunus, Ilyas, Ilyasak, Zulkarnain, Yahya, Isa, Muhammad (Category: id:Islamic prophets)
Further reading
Japanese
Romanization
Isa
- Rōmaji transcription of いさ
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عيسى.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Isa (Jawi spelling عيسى)
- (Islam) The prophet Jesus.
- Synonym: Yesus (Christianity)
- A male given name from Arabic.
Maranao
Proper noun
Isa
- Jesus
References
Portuguese
Proper noun
Isa f
- a diminutive of the female given name Isabela
Spanish
Proper noun
Isa f
- a diminutive of the female given name Isabel
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Isa
- Jesus (used by Muslims)
Synonyms
- Yesu (used by Christians, or in secular contexts)
Swedish
Etymology
From a pet form of Isabella, Lovisa and Louise. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1866.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Isa c (genitive Isas)
- a female given name
References
Statistics Sweden: 2181 females with the given name Isa living in Sweden on December 31st, 2013, with the highest frequency in the 2000s decade. Accessed on 12 April 2014.
Anagrams
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā). Compare Tausug Īsa and Malay Isa.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Isa (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ) (Islam)
- Jesus
- Synonyms: Hesus, (obsolete) Sisus
Anagrams