Izak

For other uses, see Izak (disambiguation).

Izak (or Izaak also Izhak, Itzchak, Itzik, see more options below) is a given name which is an alternate spelling for Isaac. Online sites, such as "Think Baby Names" state that:

Izak \i-zak\ as a boy's name is a variant of Isaac (Hebrew), and the meaning of Izak is "laughter". The baby name Izak sounds like Izik, Izaak, Itzak and Isak. Other similar baby names are Izsak, Zak, Izaac, Isac, Isaak, Isa, Iziah, Isam and Izzy. Izak is not a popular first name for men but a somewhat popular surname or last name for both men and women (#83399 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census).

Notable persons with the name include:

Izak

• Izak Aloni, Israeli chess master.
• Izak Barnard, South African safari guide.
• Izak Buys, South Africa cricketer.
• Izak Davel, South African actor.
• Izak David du Plessis, South African Afrikaans writer.
• Izak Moerdijk, Dutch mathematician.
• Izak Reid, English sportsman.
• Izak Rober, Turkish sportsman.
• Izak Šantej, Slovenian motorcyclist.
• Izak van der Merwe, South African tennis player.
• Izak Van Heerden, South African rugby coach.
• Izak Fouché, South African Golf Professional.

Izaak

• Izaak Walton, English writer.
• Izaak Walton Killam, Canadian financier.
• Izaak Appel, Polish chess master.
• Izaak H. Reijnders, Dutch military commander.
• Izaak Kolthoff, Dutch chemist.
• Izaak Grunbaum, Israeli politician.
• Izaak Grynfeld, Israeli chess master.
• Izaak Towbin, Polish chess master.

Izaac

• Izaac Johanes Wanggai, Indonesian sportsman.
• Izaac Williams, New Zealand sportsman.

Isak

• Isak Gustaf Clason, Swedish architect.
• Isak Dinesen, pen name of Karen Blixen, Danish author.
• Isak-Beg, ruler near Ottoman Empire.
• Pippeli Persson, Danish baker
• Kim Isak, former member of the Isak N Jiyeon Korean singing duo.
• Isak Musliu, Yugoslavian camp guard.
• Isak Saba, Norwegian leader.
• Isak Valtersen, fictional character in the Norwegian TV show Skam

Itzhak

• Itzhak Perlman, Israeli-American musician.
• Itzhak Rabin, Israeli leader.
• Itzhak Shum, Israeli sportsman.
• Itzhak Ben-Zvi, Israeli president.
• Itzhak Katzenelson, Jewish intellectual.
• Itzhak Shamir, Israeli politician.
• Itzhak Fintzi, Bulgarian actor.
• Itzhak Stern, Holocaust survivor.
• Itzhak Bentov, Czech intellectual.
• Itzhak Sadeh, Israeli leader.

Itzchak

• Itzchak Tarkay, Israeli painter.

Itzik

• Itzik Zohar, Israeli sportsman.
• Itzik Manger, Yiddish intellectual.
• Itzik Feffer, Soviet intellectual.
• Itzik Kol, Israeli TV producer.
• Itzik Kornfein, Israeli sportsman.
  • Dalia Itzik, Israeli politician.

Izhak

• Izhak Mamistvalov, Israeli swimmer.
• Izhak Graziani, Israeli conductor.

Izsak

• Izsák Lőwy, Hungarian industrialist.
• Imre Izsák (1929-1965), an Hungarian scientist
• Carolina Izsak (1971-), a Venezuelan beauty queen
• Meir ben Izsak Eisenstadt (1670-1744), a Jewish rabbi

Other

• Isakas Vistaneckis, Lithuanian chess master.
• Isaka Cernak, Australian sportsman.

See also

• Isak (surname)
• Isaac (disambiguation)
• Isaacs (disambiguation)
• Ishak (disambiguation)
• Zack (disambiguation)
• Izzy (disambiguation)
• Izak catsharks