Izak

For other uses, see Izak (disambiguation).

Izak (or Izaak also Izhak, Itzchak, Itzik, see more options below) is a given name which is an alternate spelling for Isaac. Online sites, such as "Think Baby Names" state that:

Izak \i-zak\ as a boy's name is a variant of Isaac (Hebrew), and the meaning of Izak is "laughter". The baby name Izak sounds like Izik, Izaak, Itzak and Isak. Other similar baby names are Izsak, Zak, Izaac, Isac, Isaak, Isa, Iziah, Isam and Izzy. Izak is not a popular first name for men but a somewhat popular surname or last name for both men and women (#83399 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census).

Notable persons with the name include:

Izak

• Izak, Polish esports player
• Izak Aloni (1905-1985), Israeli chess master
• Izak Buys (1895-1946), South Africa cricketer
• Izak Davel (born 1943), South African actor
• Izak David du Plessis (1900-1981), South African Afrikaans writer
• Izak Moerdijk (born 1958), Dutch mathematician
• Izak Reid (born 1987), English sportsman
• Izak Rober (1930-2000), Turkish sportsman
• Izak Šantej (born 1973), Slovenian motorcyclist
• Izak van der Merwe (born 1984), South African tennis player
• Izak Van Heerden (1910-1973), South African rugby coach
• Izak Hiko, New Zealand rugby player

Izaak

• Izaak Appel (1905-1941), Polish chess master
• Izaak Grunbaum (1879-1970), Israeli politician
• Izaak Grynfeld (1912-?), Israeli chess master
• Izaak Walton Killam (1885-1955), Canadian financier
• Izaak Kolthoff (1894-1993), Dutch chemist
• Izaak H. Reijnders (1879-1966), Dutch military commander.
• Izaak Towbin (1899-1941), Polish chess master
• Izaak Walton (1593-1683), English writer

Izaac

• Izaac Johanes Wanggai (born 1982), Indonesian sportsman
• Izaac Wang (born 2007), American child actor
• Izaac Williams (born 1989), New Zealand sportsman

Isak

• Isak Andersson (born 1996), Swedish hurdler
• Isak Andic (1953-2024), Turkish-born Spanish businessman
• Isak-Beg (died 1457), ruler near Ottoman Empire
• Isak Gustaf Clason (1856-1930), Swedish architect
• Isak Dinesen (1885-1962), pen name of Karen Blixen, Danish author
• Isak From (born 1967), Swedish politician
• Per Isak Juuso (born 1953), Swedish-Sámi artisan and teacher
• Isak Musliu (born 1970), Yugoslavian camp guard
• Isak Penttala (1883–1955), Finnish politician
• Isak Saba (1875-1921), Norwegian leader
• Isak Valtersen, fictional character in the Norwegian TV show Skam

Itzhak

• Itzhak Perlman (born 1945), Israeli-American musician
• Itzhak Rabin (1922-1995), Israeli leader
• Itzhak Shum (born 1948), Israeli sportsman
• Itzhak Ben-Zvi (1884-1963), Israeli president
• Itzhak Katzenelson (1886-1944), Jewish intellectual
• Itzhak Shamir (1915-2012), Israeli politician
• Itzhak Fintzi (born 1933), Bulgarian actor
• Itzhak Stern (1901-1969), Holocaust survivor
• Itzhak Bentov (1923-1979), Czech intellectual
• Itzhak Sadeh (1890-1952), Israeli leader

Itzchak

• Itzchak Tarkay (1935-2012), Israeli painter

Itzik

• Itzik Zohar (born 1970), Israeli sportsman
• Itzik Manger (1901-1969), Yiddish intellectual
• Itzik Feffer (1900-1952), Soviet intellectual
• Itzik Kol (1932-2007), Israeli TV producer
• Itzik Kornfein (born 1971), Israeli sportsman

Izhak

• Izhak Mamistvalov (born 1979), Israeli swimmer
• Izhak Graziani (1924-2003), Israeli conductor

Izsak

• Izsák Lőwy (1793-1847), Hungarian industrialist
• Imre Izsák (1929–1965), Hungarian scientist
• Carolina Izsak (born 1971), Venezuelan beauty queen
• Meir ben Izsak Eisenstadt (1670–1744), Jewish rabbi

Other

• Isakas Vistaneckis (1910-2000), Lithuanian chess master
• Isaka Cernak (born 1989), Australian sportsman

See also

• Isak (surname)
• Isaac (disambiguation)
• Isaacs (disambiguation)
• Ishak (disambiguation)
• Zack (disambiguation)
• Izzy (disambiguation)
• Izak catsharks