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Isaac

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KrakillBee · 30/10/2018 12:34

I have a beautiful baby boy and he still has no name.

We like Isaac... I'm worried it's not a strong enough name (always wanted a strong name) and that it's maybe too popular?

Thoughts?

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peachgreen · 30/10/2018 14:37

I like Isaac and I don't think it would automatically be shortened to Zac.

gendercritter · 30/10/2018 14:25

I love Isaac! It's a serious name (in a good way).

GraceMarks · 30/10/2018 14:08

JheronimusBosch gah, yes, you're right of course. What I should have said is that the "Zac" sound is quite strong so it could suggest that nn. It might not end up that way, of course, and the OP could be insistent that her son is referred to by his full name, but by the time he's at school his friends might have other ideas about that.

OhTheTastyNuts · 30/10/2018 14:07

I have an Isaac. No one has ever called him Zac. We love the name!

LightDrizzle · 30/10/2018 14:04

Both Isaacs I’ve known were Isaac. The only Zacs I’ve met were called Zachery or Zac.
I stress Isaac on the first syllable and have only heard others do so, so Zac didn’t occur to me as a short version.

Rogueone · 30/10/2018 14:01

I know a few issacs. They are all known as Issac....nice name and solid

MrsRubyMonday · 30/10/2018 13:57

I know an Isaac shortened to Izzy.

JheronimusBosch · 30/10/2018 13:56

I've only known two Isaacs old enough to have established shortenings, and neither used Zac. One was Ike, the other was just Isaac.

To me, Zac is not a logical leap.

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KrakillBee · 30/10/2018 13:52

Do we really think it'd end up being shortened to Zac? I know a couple and they're 'eyes' and 'iz'

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naivetyisthenewblack · 30/10/2018 13:49

Issac's a great name!

If you don't like Zac though, he's bound to end up being called Zac as a teenager! Ask yourself if that's a problem for you?

What other names do you like?

sadsadsady · 30/10/2018 13:48

Brunel? That's strong and not too common!

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KrakillBee · 30/10/2018 13:45

@cucumbergin I love Isambard. Makes me think of Brunel and I have some lovely memories of walking the suspension bridge in Bristol with my dad. I don't think I would be brave enough to use it though!

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sadsadsady · 30/10/2018 13:44

Isambard? Nice but bit game of thrones. I imagine him fighting with swords a lot.

cucumbergin · 30/10/2018 13:43

Isambard is unusual - would that work or is it too uncommon?

JheronimusBosch · 30/10/2018 13:34

The emphasis is on the second syllable

Not in English it's not. It's EYE-zək. (second syllable is a schwar).

RedCabbageHowMuch · 30/10/2018 13:34

Also, it doesn't get shortened to Zac, some of his friends call him I's, as in eyes, not my chose, but he likes it as he's got older.

Get used to spelling variations as well, drives us crazy, especially at Christmas 

RedCabbageHowMuch · 30/10/2018 13:29

I have an Isaac, so I'm biased, but we love it.

It's a good strong, solid name, it also means laughter in Hebrew, not why we chose it, but suits him down to the ground.
He doesn't get teased for it (I suck) but kids will be kids and find something in any name.

If you like it, go for it 

GraceMarks · 30/10/2018 13:27

The emphasis is on the second syllable, so I wouldn't be surprised if it did get shortened to Zac, unless you're prepared to constantly correct people who try it! It can also be shortened to Ike, as in Turner - not sure how you feel about that.

Are you keen on having a name that begins with I or is it more the biblical angle that you like? If the latter, how about Emmanuel, Benjamin, Elijah?

Topseyt · 30/10/2018 13:26

I think Isaac is a lovely, strong name.

sadsadsady · 30/10/2018 13:24

Ds has a welsh name with a LOT of vowels in it so I should know better! 

ThanksItHasPockets · 30/10/2018 13:21

Absolutely no criticism intended on the issue of misspelling - it’s just one of those names with a letter combination which is unfamiliar in English so people often have a mental block on it. See also Phoebe and Phoenix, very commonly misspelled as Pheobe and Pheonix. It’s also very easy when typing to hit a double ‘s’ accidentally instead of a double ‘a’.

BertramKibbler · 30/10/2018 13:19

It’s a lovely, strong name.

Zapho · 30/10/2018 13:17

Lovely name

sadsadsady · 30/10/2018 13:14

Oops.  I'm dyslexic though if that makes you feel better about the misspelling.

LightDrizzle · 30/10/2018 13:13

I love it! It’s strong, wise and kind to me.
Other names that are strong to me are:
Caleb
Conrad
Adam
Titus
I prefer Isaac to any of them though. It’s not so common as to deter you, surely, and at two syllables, I’d be surprised if he ends up as Zac, there are likely to be other Zacs in his circle.

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