Isa
EE-sah
Gender-neutral · Arabic
Meaning: God is salvation
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Essa
Gender-neutral · Arabic · Short name
- Meaning
- God is salvation
- Pronunciation
- ES-ah
- Origin
- Arabic
- Popularity
- Rare in United Kingdom (2025)
Variant of Isa/Eesa, the Arabic form of Jesus; from Aramaic meaning God is salvation.
Popularity: Lucky Stork Stage 1 Expansion, 2025
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Languages in use: Arabic, Aramaic
Commonly used in: United Kingdom, Middle East
Alternate spellings
IsaArabic
Standard Arabic form.
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Full profileSources for this record
Lucky Stork Stage 1 Expansion, 5,000 New Names and Gender Dataset (2025). Last verified 2026-08-16.
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