Isa

Jesus, a prophet of Islam. Understood to be Jesus of Nazareth.

Proper noun

  1. Jesus, a prophet of Islam. Understood to be Jesus of Nazareth.
  2. A male given name from Arabic mainly used by Muslims.

Origin

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

Related

Mount Isa

Proper noun Entry 2

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

Origin

From Isabel, Isabella and Isabelle.