Izzy is a common nickname for the given names
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
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Isaac
Isaac; grc, Ἰσαάκ, Isaák; ar, إسحٰق/إسحاق, Isḥāq; am, ይስሐቅ is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He was the ...
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Isambard Isambard is a given name. It is Norman, of Germanic origin, meaning either "iron-bright" or "iron-axe". The first element comes from ''isarn'' meaning iron (or steel). The second element comes from either ''biart-r'' (bright, glorious) or from ''ba ...
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Isidor
Isidore ( ; also spelled Isador, Isadore and Isidor) is an English and French masculine given name. The name is derived from the Greek name ''Isídōros'' (Ἰσίδωρος) and can literally be translated to "gift of Isis." The name has survived ...
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Isidore
Isidore ( ; also spelled Isador, Isadore and Isidor) is an English and French masculine given name. The name is derived from the Greek name ''Isídōros'' (Ἰσίδωρος) and can literally be translated to "gift of Isis." The name has survived ...
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Isadore,
Isidora,
Isabel
Isabel is a female name of Spanish origin. Isabelle is a name that is similar, but it is of French origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of '' Elisabeth'' (ultimately Hebrew ''Elisheva''), Arising in the 12th century, it became popul ...
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Isobel Isobel, is the Scottish form of the female given name Isabel. It originates from the medieval form of the name Elisabeth (Hebrew Elisheba).
Isobel is a feminine given name. People named Isobel include:
* Isobel of Huntingdon (1199-1251), Scottish ...
, Isabelle,
Isabella
Isabella may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Isabella (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Isabella (surname), including a list of people
Places
United States
* Isabella, Alabama, an unincorpora ...
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Isaiah
Isaiah ( or ; he, , ''Yəšaʿyāhū'', "God is Salvation"), also known as Isaias, was the 8th-century BC Israelite prophet after whom the Book of Isaiah is named.
Within the text of the Book of Isaiah, Isaiah himself is referred to as "the ...
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Ishmael
Ishmael ''Ismaḗl''; Classical/Qur'anic Arabic: إِسْمَٰعِيْل; Modern Standard Arabic: إِسْمَاعِيْل ''ʾIsmāʿīl''; la, Ismael was the first son of Abraham, the common patriarch of the Abrahamic religions; and is cons ...
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Izzet İzzet is a Turkish given name for males and a surname. Outside Turkey the name is sometimes written as Izzet. Notable people with the name İzzet or
Izzet include:
Given name
* İzzet Günay (born 1934), Turkish film actor
* İzzet Türkyılmaz ...
, Isarn, Ismail, Isra, Izebel, Izmara, Isobelle, Isaura or Isam (عصام).
Izzy, Izzie, Issie, Issy, Isy or Izy may refer to:
People
Izzy
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Israel Adesanya
Israel Mobolaji Odunayo Oluwafemi Temitayo Owolabi Adesanya (born 22 July 1989) is a New Zealand professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer, and former boxer with multiple championships in all three disciplines. As a mixed martial artist, h ...
(born 1989), Nigerian-born New Zealand mixed martial artist, kickboxer and boxer
* Israel
Izzy Alcántara
Israel Crisóstomo "Izzy" Alcántara (born May 6, 1971) is a former Major League Baseball player for the Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers.
Minor leagues
Alcántara was signed as an amateur free agent by the Montreal Expos in 1990. In the mi ...
(born 1971), former baseball player from the Dominican Republic
* Israel
Izzy Asper
Israel Harold "Izzy" Asper (August 11, 1932– October 7, 2003) was a Canadian tax lawyer and media magnate. He was the founder and owner of the now-defunct TV and media company CanWest Global Communications Corp and father to its former CEO and ...
(1932–2003), Canadian tax lawyer and media magnate
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Isabelle Beisiegel
Isabelle "Izzy" Beisiegel (née Blais, born February 6, 1979), is a female professional golfer from Quebec, Canada. Before her first attempt qualifying for the PGA Tour Q-School in 2004, Beisiegel was quoted as saying, "The ball doesn't know if it ...
(born 1979), Canadian golfer
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Isaiah Brown
Isaiah Jay Brown (born 7 January 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and is currently a free agent. He represented the England national under-20 team.
Brown played for West Bromwich Albion's academ ...
(born 1997), English footballer
* John
Izzy Canillo
John Izzy Maurillo Canillo (born March 3, 2004), popularly known as Izzy Canillo or simply Izzy, is a Filipino actor. He was discovered by ''Star Circle Quest'' in 2009, winning first runner up. He was nominated for the PMPC Best Children's Sho ...
(born 2004), Filipino child actor
* Isidor/Isadore
Izzy Einstein
Isidor "Izzy" Einstein (1880–1938) and Moe W. Smith (1887–1960) were United States federal police officers, agents of the U.S. Prohibition Unit, who achieved the most arrests and convictions during the first years of the alcohol prohibition ...
(c. 1880–1938), American federal police officer during the early Prohibition era
* Isidore
Izzy Goldstein
Isidore Goldstein (June 6, 1908 – September 24, 1993) was an American baseball player. A native of Odessa who grew up in The Bronx, he was a right-handed pitcher who played seven years in professional baseball from 1928 to 1934, including 16 ga ...
(1909–1993), Major League Baseball pitcher
* Isadore
Izzy Gomez (restaurateur)
Isadore Gomez (died June 21, 1944, in Alameda, California, at the age of 68) was a Portuguese immigrant, chef and restaurateur in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, California. In 1943, he was recognized by ''LIFE'' magazine as one o ...
(1875 or 1876–1944), Portuguese-born San Francisco restaurateur
* Ezomo
Izzy Iriekpen
Ezomo "Izzy" Iriekpen (born 14 May 1982) is an English former footballer who played as a defender.
Club career
West Ham United
Born in Newham, London, Iriekpen joined West Ham United as a trainee in August 1998. He captained their FA Youth ...
(born 1982), English former footballer
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Jason Isringhausen
Jason Derik Isringhausen ( born September 7, 1972) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach. He pitched in Major League Baseball from 1995 through 2012 for the New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay ...
(born 1972), American former Major League Baseball pitcher and coach
* Israel
Izzy Katzman
Izzy is a common nickname for the given names Israel,Isaac, Isambard, Isidor, Isidore, Isidora, Isabel, Isobel, Isabelle, Isabella, Isaiah, Ishmael, Izzet, Isarn, Ismail, Isra, Izebel, Izmara, Isobelle, Isaura or Isam (عصام).
Izzy, Izzie ...
(1917–2007), American sportswriter
* Israel
Izzy Lang
Israel Alvin "Izzy" Lang (February 2, 1942 - October 10, 2008) was a former American football running back who played for six seasons in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 18th round of the 1964 NFL Draf ...
(born 1942), American former National Football League running back
* Isidoro
Izzy León
Isidoro León Becerra (January 4, 1911 – July 25, 2002) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1945. The 34-year-old rookie was a native of Cruces, Cuba.
León is one of many ballplayers who ...
(1911–2002), Major League Baseball pitcher from Cuba
* Israel
George Levene
Israel George "Izzy" Levene (May 1, 1885 – November 12, 1930) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Tennessee from 1907 to 1909 and at Wake Forest University in 1922, compiling a c ...
(1885–1930), American collegiate football player and head coach
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Isadore Schwartz
Isadore "Corporal Izzy" Schwartz (July 23, 1900 – July 8, 1988) was an American boxer, who became recognized as the New York Boxing Commission's World Flyweight Champion from 1927 to 1929. His manager was Phil Bernstein. He was inducted into th ...
(1900–1988), American boxer, world flyweight champion from 1927 to 1929
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Isadore Sparber
Isadore Sparber (March 7, 1906 - August 29, 1958) was an American storyboard artist
A storyboard artist (sometimes called a story artist or visualizer) creates storyboards for advertising agencies and film productions.
Work
A storyboard ar ...
(1906–1958), American storyboard artist, writer, director and producer of animated films
* Isidor
I. F. Stone
Isidor Feinstein "I. F." Stone (December 24, 1907 – June 18, 1989) was an American investigative journalist, writer, and author.
Known for his politically progressive views, Stone is best remembered for ''I. F. Stone's Weekly'' (1953–1971), ...
(1907–1989), American investigative journalist, also the "Izzy Awards," a journalism prize named for him bestowed by
Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College
* Isabelle
Izzy Westbury
Isabelle Mary Geraldine Westbury (born 8 March 1990) is a sports writer, broadcaster, lawyer and former cricketer. As a cricketer, she played as a right-arm off break bowler, playing for Somerset and Middlesex, as well as being part of the Wes ...
(born 1990), English cricketer
* Julius
Izzy Yablok
Julius "Izzy" Yablok (July 28, 1907 – August 14, 1983) was an American football back who played two seasons in the National Football League with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Staten Island Stapletons. He played college football at Colgate Universi ...
(1907–1983), American football player
* Israel
Izzy Young
Israel Goodman Young (March 26, 1928 – February 4, 2019), known as Izzy Young, was a noted figure in the world of folk music, both in America and Sweden. He was once the owner of the Folklore Center in Greenwich Village, New York, and from 1973 ...
(1928-2019), American folk music store owner
Issie, Issy or Isy
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Isabella Blow
Isabella "Issie" Blow (nee Delves Broughton; 19 November 1958 – 7 May 2007) was an English magazine editor. As the muse of hat designer Philip Treacy, she is credited with discovering the models Stella Tennant and Sophie Dahl as well as prop ...
(1958–2007), English magazine editor
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Isadore Coop
Isadore "Issie" Coop (1926–2003) was a Canadian architect and a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, with a reputation for highly functional, cost-effective architecture. A student of the famed American-German architect Ludwig M ...
(1926–2003), Canadian architect
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Isadore Sharp
Isadore "Issy" Sharp, (born October 8, 1931) is a Canadian hotelier and writer. He is founder and chairman of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.
Early life and education
Sharp was born in Toronto, the son of Polish Jewish immigrants. His father, ...
(born 1931), Canadian hotelier and writer, founder and chairman of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
* Isobel
Isy Suttie
Isobel Jane "Isy" Suttie (; born 11 August 1978) is a British musical comedian, actress, and writer. She played Dobby in the British sitcom ''Peep Show'', and in 2013 won the gold Sony Radio Academy Award for her radio show ''Pearl And Dave''. ...
(born 1978), English musical comedian, actress and writer
Stage name
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Izzy Bizu
Isobel Bizu Beardshaw (born 28 April 1994), better known as Izzy Bizu, is an English-Ethiopian singer-songwriter signed to Epic Records. Bizu has garnered mainstream radio support from BBC Radio 1's Annie Mac and Phil Taggart and BBC Radio 1Xtr ...
, singer songwriter Isobel Beardshaw (born 1994)
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Issy Bonn
Issy Bonn (born Benjamin Levin; 21 April 1903 – 21 April 1977) was a British comedian, singer, actor, and theatrical agent. His signature song was "My Yiddishe Momme".
Biography
Benjamin Levin was born into a Jewish family in Whitechapel, L ...
, British Jewish actor, singer and comedian born Benjamin Levin (1903–1977)
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Isobel Cooper
Isobel Cooper (born 24 January 1975), known professionally as Izzy, is an English operatic pop soprano singer.
Born in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England, she trained at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.
Her debut audio CD ''Liber ...
(born 1975), English operatic pop soprano known professionally as Izzy
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Izzy Stradlin
Jeffrey Dean Isbell (born April 8, 1962), best known as Izzy Stradlin, is an American guitarist. He was a co-founder and rhythm guitarist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, which he left at the height of their fame in 1991, and with whom he ...
, former Guns N' Roses guitarist and co-founder Jeffrey Dean Isbell (born 1962)
Fictional characters
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Izzy Armstrong
Izzy Armstrong is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'', portrayed by Cherylee Houston. The character first appears on-screen on 16 April 2010; she is introduced as a new love interest for Kirk Sutherland ...
, on the British soap opera ''Coronation Street''
* Izzy Daniels, the main character in the Disney Channel television film ''
Jump In!
''Jump In!'' is a 2007 Disney Channel Original Movie, which premiered on January 12, 2007. It was released on Disney Channel UK on April 27, 2007. The film, starring Corbin Bleu and Keke Palmer, revolves around a young boxer, Izzy Daniels (Bleu) ...
'', portrayed by
Corbin Bleu
Corbin Bleu Reivers (; born February 21, 1989), known professionally as Corbin Bleu, is an American actor and singer. He made his acting debut in the 2004 adventure comedy film ''Catch That Kid''. He has since appeared in the Discovery Kids dra ...
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Izzy Davies
Izzy Davies (also Cornwell) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Elize du Toit. She made her first appearance in 2000 before leaving in 2004. The character then briefly returned in October 2007.
...
, on the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks''
* Izzy Gomez, in the television series ''
TUGS
A tugboat or tug is a marine vessel that manoeuvres other vessels by pushing or pulling them, with direct contact or a tow line. These boats typically tug ships in circumstances where they cannot or should not move under their own power, suc ...
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* Izzy Hawthorne, one of the main characters from the 2022 3D-animated film ''
Lightyear
A light-year, alternatively spelled light year, is a large unit of length used to express astronomical distances and is equivalent to about 9.46 trillion kilometers (), or 5.88 trillion miles ().One trillion here is taken to be 1012 ...
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Isabelle Hoyland
Isabelle "Izzy" Hoyland is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Natalie Bassingthwaighte. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 1 September 2003. Izzy was introduced as Max ...
, on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''
* Isabelle "Izzy" Huffstodt, on the American television series ''
Huff''
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Izzy Izumi
''Digimon Adventure'', ''Digimon Adventure 02'', ''Digimon Adventure tri.'' and '' Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna'' anime series and films produced by Toei Animation for the ''Digimon'' franchise, are centered on the , a group of childre ...
, in the ''Digimon'' series
* Izzy Mandelbaum, recurring character on the American television series ''
Seinfeld
''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. It aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, over nine seasons and List of Seinfeld episodes, 180 episodes. It stars Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld ( ...
'', portrayed by Lloyd Bridges
*Izzy Moonbow, in ''
My Little Pony: A New Generation''
* Izzy Moreno, the informant for Sonny and Rico in the American television series ''
Miami Vice
''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann (director), Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo ...
'', portrayed by Martin Ferrero
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Ismael Ortega
Ismael "Izzy" Ortega is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by David Hine and David Yardin and debuted in the series ''District X'', where he was partnered with the X-Man ...
, a Marvel Comics character
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Izzy Sinclair
Isabelle "Izzy" Sinclair is a fictional character who appeared in the '' Doctor Who Magazine'' comic strip based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. She was a companion of the Eighth Doctor.
Izzy was ...
, in the ''Doctor Who'' comic strip
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Izzy Sparks
''Guitar Hero'' is a series of Music video game, music rhythm game video games first released in November 2005, in which players use a guitar-shaped game controller to simulate playing primarily lead guitar, lead, bass guitar, and rhythm guita ...
, a video game character
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Izzie Stevens
Isobel Katherine Stevens, M.D. is a fictional character from the medical drama television series ''Grey's Anatomy'', which airs on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States. The character was created by series producer Shonda ...
, in the series ''Grey's Anatomy''
* Isabel "Izzy" Reubens, in ''
Love and Rockets''
* Izzy, one of the titular characters of ''
Ben & Izzy
''Ben & Izzy'' ( ar, بِنْ وعصام) is a Jordanian three-dimensional, computer animated children's television series. It was produced by Jordan's rising educational and CGI animation company Rubicon. This series follows the adventures and dev ...
'', a Jordanian animated television series
* Izzy, from the Canadian animated television series ''
Total Drama
''Total Drama'' (often shortened as ''TD'') is a Canadian animated television series created by Jennifer Pertsch and Tom McGillis that premiered on Teletoon in Canada on July 8, 2007, and on Cartoon Network in the U.S. on June 5, 2008. The ser ...
''
* Izzy, a 7-year old pirate girl from the TV show ''
Jake and the Never Land Pirates
''Jake and the Never Land Pirates'' (titled ''Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates'' for the fourth season and associated merchandise) is an American animated musical and interactive preschool children's television series shown on Disney Junior ...
''
* Isabelle "Izzy" Silva, one of the main characters on the TV show
You Me Her
''You Me Her'' is an American–Canadian comedy-drama television series that revolves around a suburban married couple who are entering a three-way romantic relationship, one non-typical type of polyamorous relationship. The series is set in Po ...
* Irreverent Izzy, a non-playable character mentioned in the PlayStation 4 exclusive video game, "
Bloodborne
is a 2015 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. ''Bloodborne'' follows the player's character, a Hunter, through the decrepit Gothic, Victorian-era–inspired cit ...
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* Izzy Hands, a character in the HBO show "
Our Flag Means Death
''Our Flag Means Death'' is an American period comedy television series created by David Jenkins. Set in the early 18th century during the Golden Age of Piracy, the series follows the misadventures of gentleman-turned-pirate Stede Bonnet (Rhys ...
" based on the historical pirate
Israel Hands
Israel Hands, also known as Basilica Hands, was an 18th-century pirate best known for being second in command to Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard. His name serves as the basis for the name of the villainous sidekick in Robert Louis Steven ...
Legendary creatures
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Issie
is a caldera lake located 40 km south of Kagoshima city; Kyūshū island, Japan. It is perhaps best known to tourists as the location of the purported sightings of a monster named Issie, and as the largest lake on Kyūshū island with a sur ...
, a Japanese lake monster
Mascots
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Izzy (mascot)
Izzy was the official mascot of the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics. Initially named Whatizit ("What is it?") at its introduction at the close of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, the animated character with the ability to morph into differen ...
, the 1996 Summer Olympics mascot
* Izzy the Islander, mascot of
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, TAMU-CC, A&M-Corpus Christi, or A&M-CC) is a public research university in Corpus Christi, Texas. It is part of the Texas A&M University System and classified among "R2: Doctora ...
See also
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Isi (name) Isi is a personal name; sometimes an abbreviation of Isidore (name), Isidore, Isaac (name), Isaac, Israel (name), Israel, Isabel, or Islam (name), Islam, or the equivalents in another language.
* Isi (footballer, born October 1995), Isaac Gómez Sá ...
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Isaac (disambiguation)
Isaac was one of the patriarchs of the Abrahamic faiths.
Isaac may also refer to:
* Isaac (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname of Isaac and its variants
Organizations
* International Society ...
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Izak (disambiguation) Izak is a given name.
Izak may also refer to:
* Izak catshark, a type of cat shark
* Izak, a character in Suikoden IV
* Piotr "Izak" Skowyrski, Polish esports commentator and streamer
* Vian Izak, American singer/songwriter, producer, and audio ...
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Isaacs (disambiguation) Isaacs may refer to:
* The Isaacs, a bluegrass Southern gospel music group
* Isaacs (surname)
* Isaacs, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra, Australia
* Division of Isaacs, a federal electoral division in Victoria, Australia
* Divisi ...
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Ishak (disambiguation) Ishak, Ishaq or Eshaq may refer to:
* Ishak (name), list of people with this given name or surname
* Isaaq, a Somalis, Somali clan-family in the Horn of Africa
* Ishaaq bin Ahmed, the semi-legendary forefather and common ancestor of the Isaaq clan- ...
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Isaiah (disambiguation)
*
Isidore (disambiguation)
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Israel (disambiguation)
Israel is a country in Western Asia.
Israel may also refer to:
Places
*Land of Israel, the traditional Jewish name for the geographical region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River
** The Holy Land, a common appellation for rough ...
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Isabel (disambiguation)
Isabel (French variation, Isabelle) is a feminine given name. It is also a surname.
Isabel or Isabelle may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''Isabel'' (film), a 1968 Canadian film
* ''Isabel'' (TV series), a Spanish historical fiction TV ...
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Isabella (disambiguation)
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Isabelle (disambiguation)
Isabelle is a French feminine given name
Isabelle may also refer to:
People
* Isabelle (singer) (born 1981), Dominican singer
* Isabelle of Bavaria (1370–1435), wife of King Charles VI of France
* Isabelle de Charrière (1740–1805), Dutch an ...
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Isobel (disambiguation)
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Unisex given names
Hypocorisms