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Izaak - opinions?

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Scratcher0 · 30/09/2016 13:33

Opinions on Izaak? Smile

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WordGetsAround · 30/09/2016 13:33

Love it. Best spelling, I think.

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n0ne · 30/09/2016 13:34

Is there a reason for the non-traditional spelling?

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CocktailQueen · 30/09/2016 13:35

Hate Izaak. Isaac is a much nicer spelling - and traditional. Why choose a spelling that people will get wrong all the time?

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Scratcher0 · 30/09/2016 13:35

It's the Czech spelling Smile

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Scratcher0 · 30/09/2016 13:36

Sorry, I thought it was quite known

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peaceloveandbiscuits · 30/09/2016 13:38

Do you have Czech heritage?

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WordGetsAround · 30/09/2016 13:38

Also used in England for centuries - there was a writer born in late 1500s called Izaak Walton.

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Nakupenda · 30/09/2016 13:40

My first impression of it is 'yoonique'

Just looks like you've spelled it differently for the sake of it.

But that's a first impressions thought

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EssentialHummus · 30/09/2016 13:42

I also thought yooonique. If you have Czech heritage, and ideally if Isaak will have a Czech surname, go for it. I'd go for Isaac otherwise.

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StCecilia · 30/09/2016 13:44

I would've assumed it was spelt incorrectly too but then I don't speak Czech.

If you have Czech heritage I think it's a lovely nod to it Smile

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Scratcher0 · 30/09/2016 13:46

I am Czech, but there's no Czech surname, as I took DH's English one

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StCecilia · 30/09/2016 13:47

Well I'd definitely go with the Czech spelling then.

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peaceloveandbiscuits · 30/09/2016 13:48

Crack on then!

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Scratcher0 · 30/09/2016 13:48

*i am from Czech

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SugarMiceInTheRain · 30/09/2016 13:52

If you're Czech, then go for it.

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Pipilangstrumpf · 30/09/2016 14:06

Yes, lovely association with your heritage. Also, isn't it pronounced Izaak in English (rather than Isaac)?

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CocktailQueen · 30/09/2016 14:11

Oh, that's different ! Yes, then :)

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TempsPerdu · 30/09/2016 14:27

Actually I think Izaak is a legitimate (if unusual) English spelling too - the writer Izaak Walton was born in 1594! Anyway, Isaac/Izaak is a perfectly nice name - obviously it depends where you live, but here in London most people wouldn't bat an eyelid at an alternative/ethnic spelling.

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Hullabaloo31 · 30/09/2016 14:31

Go for it!

I have an Isaac and people spell that wrong all the time anyway - Issac usually!

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HoratioNightboy · 30/09/2016 15:24

Is it pronounced the same as English Isaac, i.e. EYE-zak, or is it different? I'm reading it as EE-zak.

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Pipilangstrumpf · 30/09/2016 15:32

I'd say Eye-zak for Izaak. But I wouldn't pronounce Isaac as Eye-sack..!

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n0ne · 30/09/2016 15:36

Yup, if you're Czech, absolutely go for it.

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HoratioNightboy · 30/09/2016 15:40

Grin at Eye-sack!

It's just that the letter 'I' is pronounced "ee" in most languages other than English, so as Izaak is Czech I assumed EEzak. Would love the OP to confirm though.

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Ohdofuckoffplease · 30/09/2016 19:01

Lovely! Smile

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MrsGsnow18 · 30/09/2016 19:04

I like it!

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