EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Isabel, Isabella and Isabelle.

Proper nounEdit

Isa

  1. 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 2Edit

Transliteration of Arabic عِيسَى(ʕīsā) or anglicized from Turkish İsa, both equivalents of Jesus as a given name.

Proper nounEdit

Isa

  1. A male given name from Arabic mainly used by Muslims.

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AnagramsEdit

FrenchEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Isabel, Isabella and Isabelle.

Proper nounEdit

Isa f

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Isabelle or of its variant forms, sometimes also used as a formal given name

Etymology 2Edit

Transliteration of Arabic عِيسَى(ʕīsā) or anglicized from Turkish İsa, both equivalents of Jesus as a given name.

Proper nounEdit

Isa m

  1. a male given name from Arabic mainly used by Muslims

Etymology 3Edit

Proper nounEdit

Isa m or f

  1. a unisex given name or of its variant forms, sometimes also used as a formal given name

HausaEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Arabic عِيسَى(ʕīsā).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ʔíː.sáː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔíː.sáː]

Proper nounEdit

Īsā m

  1. Jesus (a prophet in Islam, regarded as the son of God in Christianity)
  2. a male given name: Jesus

IndonesianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Malay Isa, from Classical Malay Isa, from Arabic عِيسَى(ʕīsā).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /isa/
  • Hyphenation: i‧sa

Proper nounEdit

Isa

  1. (Islam) Jesus (Isa), son of Mary, revered as a major prophet in Islam.

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Further readingEdit

JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

Isa

  1. Rōmaji transcription of いさ

MalayEdit

Proper nounEdit

Isa

  1. Jesus

MaranaoEdit

Proper nounEdit

Isa

  1. Jesus

ReferencesEdit

SpanishEdit

Proper nounEdit

Isa f

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Isabel

SwahiliEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Arabic عِيسَى(ʕīsā).

PronunciationEdit

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Proper nounEdit

Isa

  1. Jesus (used by Muslims)

SynonymsEdit

  • Yesu (used by Christians, or in secular contexts)

SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From a pet form of Isabella, Lovisa and Louise. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1866.

Proper nounEdit

Isa c (genitive Isas)

  1. a female given name

ReferencesEdit

[1] 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.

AnagramsEdit