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isaac/izaac

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jlo1234 · 03/12/2009 12:05

i personally prefer it spelt izaac, because i want to shorten his name to zac.
how does evryone else prefer it to be spelt? xx

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nickelbabe · 03/12/2009 12:06

you can still shorten it to Zac if you spell it Isaac.

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jlo1234 · 03/12/2009 12:08

i know but i want it to be a bit different but dont know if its just stupid! i wanted to call him zachary but there is a few being born around here at the min

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sunshinejanuary · 03/12/2009 12:08

I would go with Isaac - i think that people would mistake it for this spelling all the time even if you chose Izaac.

Zac is a legitimate shortening of Isaac

pixiestix · 03/12/2009 13:18

I would go with Isaac. Izaac looks a little... um, creative. And Zac is a perfectly acceptable shortening of Isaac.

MamaLazarou · 03/12/2009 15:14

Of the two spellings, I would choose Isaac. Otherwise he will spend his life saying 'with a zed' over and over again.

jellybeans · 03/12/2009 16:51

I wouldn't think of Zac as a nn for Isaac, is it eye-zak or eye-zuk in sound? I know an Isaac (eye-zuk)and he gets Ike. You could just use Zac?

SixtyFootDoll · 03/12/2009 16:52

Izaac looks daft

Squishabelle · 03/12/2009 17:03

Izaac is a made-up spelling. Looks silly as well. Sorry. Isaac is correct.

Squishabelle · 03/12/2009 17:04

Sorry - maybe its just me but I hate deliberately mis-spelled names.

motherof2boys · 03/12/2009 20:13

My DS1's best friend is Isaac but people often write it as Issac... Izaac is not really a spelling I have seen and people may assume you didn't know how to spell it. My mum taught a Kristifer once.

Zachias?

I think you can legitimately shorten Isaac to Zak if you want. Sounds good. Best of luck.

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jlo1234 · 03/12/2009 20:26

i havent diliberatly 'mis spelled' it as izaac i have seen it many times before i didnt just make it up

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muminthemiddle · 04/12/2009 23:56

Why not go with Zachary if that is what you really like.
Round here Issac is pretty common.

kateyfer · 08/12/2009 13:14

if I saw Izaac I would think it was pronounced Izz-ack and not eye-sack (correct pronunciation) spell it Isaac and call him Zac.

love the name!

mumoftoomany · 08/12/2009 13:34

Isaac is lovely - I wouldn't shorten it at all!

Especially as there are so, so many little Zac/Zak/Zachs around!

Mama2b5 · 19/12/2009 23:31

Zac is vey over used because of "high school musical" Issac is lovely and i wouldnt spell it - Izaac, but its a choice that you will have to live with forever!

MillyMollyMoo · 20/12/2009 14:38

Ours will be Isaac if we have a boy this time but I'm thinking it'll be shortened to Ike, if at all.

littleboyblue · 20/12/2009 14:42

Spell it Isaac and shorten to Zac, that's fine.

displayuntiltwelfthnight · 20/12/2009 14:44

definitely don't go for Izaac - reminds me of Izal loo paper that my Grandpa used to have!
Isaac lovely but any messing with the spelling and it just looks silly IMO

nlo · 20/12/2009 15:18

I have an Isaac and we spell it Isaac! Although everyone else seems to think it is spelt Issac or Isacc or even Issaacc!

dinoroar · 20/12/2009 15:20

You could just call him Zac.

Izaac does look silly because Isaac is far more widely used IMO.

paisleyleaf · 20/12/2009 15:23

I've never seen it spelt with a 'z' before.
I'd think you don't know how to spell it.

norfolkBRONZEturkey · 20/12/2009 15:24

Isaac
but then I am biased (and always right

SparkyToo · 20/12/2009 17:11

I too would stick with Isaac.

I have a name that I have to spell every time someone needs to write it down and it is a real pain!

crazycat34 · 22/12/2009 10:44

FGS spell it properly!

notanumber · 22/12/2009 20:43

But shortenings aren't always totally logical, are they? Think of Abigail - Abbey, Isabella - Izzy etc.

I think it's unlikely anyone will sneer and tell you that by rights he should be "Sac", not "Zac" because that is how the full version is spelled.

Anyway, if you want the spelling Izaac simply because that makes calling him Zac more logical, then surely you need to follow your rule properly to the bitter end and call him "Zaac". Which is just plain daft.

Call him Isaac and Zac for short. They're both loely names and the shortening is very common and logical.