Izzy

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Diminutive of ISIDORE, ISABEL, ISRAEL, and other names beginning with a similar sound.

ISIDORE   male   English, French, Georgian, Jewish
From the Greek name Ισιδωρος (Isidoros) which meant "gift of Isis", derived from the name of the Egyptian goddess ISIS combined with Greek δωρον (doron) "gift". Saint Isidore of Seville was a 6th-century archbishop, historian and theologian.

Though it has never been popular in the English-speaking world among Christians, it has historically been a common name for Jews, who have used it as an Americanized form of names such as Isaac, Israel and Isaiah.
ISIS   female   Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of Egyptian Ist (reconstructed as Iset or Ueset), which possibly meant "the throne". In Egyptian mythology Isis was the goddess of the sky and nature, the wife of Osiris and the mother of Horus. She was originally depicted wearing a throne-shaped headdress, but in later times she was conflated with the goddess Hathor and depicted having the horns of a cow on her head. She was also worshipped by people outside of Egypt, such as the Greeks and Romans.
ISABEL   female   Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, German
Medieval Occitan form of ELIZABETH. It spread throughout Spain, Portugal and France, becoming common among the royalty by the 12th century. It grew popular in England in the 13th century after Isabella of Angoulême married the English king John, and it was subsequently bolstered when Isabella of France married Edward II the following century.

This is the usual form of the name Elizabeth in Spain and Portugal, though elsewhere it is considered a parallel name, such as in France where it is used alongside Élisabeth. The name was borne by two Spanish ruling queens, including Isabel of Castile, who sponsored the explorations of Christopher Columbus.
ELIZABETH   female   English, Biblical
From Ελισαβετ (Elisabet), the Greek form of the Hebrew name אֱלִישֶׁבַע ('Elisheva') meaning "my God is an oath" or perhaps "my God is abundance". The Hebrew form appears in the Old Testament where Elisheba is the wife of Aaron, while the Greek form appears in the New Testament where Elizabeth is the mother of John the Baptist.

Among Christians, this name was originally more common in Eastern Europe. It was borne in the 12th century by Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, a daughter of King Andrew II who used her wealth to help the poor. In medieval England it was occasionally used in honour of the saint, though the form Isabel (from Occitan and Spanish) was more common. It has been very popular in England since the reign of Queen Elizabeth I in the 16th century. It has also been borne (in various spellings) by many other European royals, including a ruling empress of Russia in the 18th century. Famous modern bearers include the British queen Elizabeth II (1926-) and actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011).
ISRAEL   male   Jewish, English, Biblical, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisra'el) meaning "God contended". In the Old Testament Israel (who was formerly named Jacob; see Genesis 32:28) wrestles with an angel. The ancient and modern states of Israel took their names from him.
FULL FORMS
ENGLISH: Elisabeth, Elizabeth, Elsabeth, Elyzabeth, Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle, Isador, Isadore, Isbel, Isebella, Isidore, Israel, Izabelle
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GREEK: Isidoros
ARMENIAN: Zabel
BASQUE: Elixabete
BIBLICAL GREEK: Elisabet, Israel
BIBLICAL HEBREW: Elisheba, Yisra'el
BIBLICAL LATIN: Elisabeth, Israhel
BIBLICAL: Elisabeth, Elisheba, Elizabeth, Israel
BULGARIAN: Elisaveta
CROATIAN: Elizabeta
CZECH: Alžběta, Eliška
DANISH: Eli, Elisabet, Elisabeth, Elise, Ella, Else, Isabella, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lise, Lissi
DUTCH: Betje, Elisabeth, Elise, Elly, Els, Else, Elsje, Ilse, Isa, Isabella, Isabelle, Lies, Liesbeth, Liese, Liesje, Lijsbeth, Lisa
ENGLISH: Bella, Belle, Bess, Bessie, Beth, Betsy, Bette, Bettie, Betty, Bettye, Buffy, Elisa, Elise, Elissa, Eliza, Ella, Elle, Ellie, Elly, Elsa, Elsie, Elyse, Ibbie, Issy, Leesa, Libbie, Libby, Liddy, Lilian, Liliana, Lilibet, Lilibeth, Lillian, Lilliana, Lisa, Lise, Liz, Liza, Lizbeth, Lizette, Lizzie, Lizzy, Sabella, Tetty
ESTONIAN: Eliisabet, Liis, Liisa, Liisi, Liisu
FINNISH: Eliisa, Elisa, Elisabet, Ella, Elsa, Liisa, Liisi
FRENCH: Babette, Élisabeth, Élise, Isabel, Isabelle, Isidore, Lili, Liliane, Lilianne, Lise
FRISIAN: Bet, Lys
GALICIAN: Sabela
GEORGIAN: Elisabed, Eliso, Isidore
GERMAN: Bettina, Elisa, Elisabeth, Elise, Elli, Elsa, Else, Ilsa, Ilse, Isa, Isabel, Isabell, Isabella, Isabelle, Isidor, Lies, Liesa, Liese, Liesel, Liesl, Lili, Lilli, Lisa, Lisbeth
GREEK: Elisavet
HAWAIIAN: Elikapeka
HEBREW: Elisheva, Yisra'el
HUNGARIAN: Bözsi, Erzsébet, Erzsi, Izabella, Lili, Liliána, Liza, Zsóka
ICELANDIC: Elísabet, Elsa
IRISH: Eilís, Eilish, Isibéal, Sibéal
ITALIAN: Elisa, Elisabetta, Elsa, Isa, Isabella, Isidoro, Liliana, Lisa
JEWISH: Isidore, Israel
LATE ROMAN: Isidorus
LIMBURGISH: Bet
LITHUANIAN: Elžbieta, Elzė
MACEDONIAN: Beti, Elisaveta, Isidor, Veta
MANX: Ealisaid
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Ibb
MEDIEVAL OCCITAN: Isabel
NORWEGIAN: Eli, Elisabet, Elisabeth, Elise, Ella, Else, Isabella, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lise, Liss
OCCITAN: Isabèl
OLD CHURCH SLAVIC: Elisabeti
POLISH: Ela, Eliza, Elżbieta, Iza, Izabela, Izabella, Izydor, Liliana
PORTUGUESE (BRAZILIAN): Eliza, Izabel, Lílian
PORTUGUESE: Belinha, Elisa, Elisabete, Isabel, Isabela, Liliana
ROMANIAN: Elisabeta, Isabela, Isabella, Liliana
RUSSIAN: Elizaveta, Isidor, Liza, Lizaveta, Yelizaveta
SCOTTISH: Beileag, Ealasaid, Elspet, Elspeth, Iseabail, Ishbel, Isobel, Lileas, Lilias, Lillias
SERBIAN: Jela, Jelisaveta
SLOVAK: Alžbeta, Eliška
SLOVENE: Elizabeta, Izidor, Špela
SPANISH: Eli, Elisa, Elisabet, Isa, Isabel, Isabela, Isidoro, Isidro, Liliana, Ysabel
SWEDISH: Elisabet, Elisabeth, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Isabella, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lise
UKRAINIAN: Yelyzaveta
WELSH: Bethan
YIDDISH: Iser, Issur, Sroel
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Leanna, Liana, Libbie, Libby, Lillia, Lisette, Lysette
FRENCH: Lisette
ITALIAN: Liana
LIMBURGISH: Betje
PORTUGUESE: Liana
ROMANIAN: Liana
SERBIAN: Jelica
FEMININE FORMS
ANCIENT GREEK: Isidora
ENGLISH: Dora, Dorean, Doreen, Doretta, Dorinda, Dorine, Dorita, Isadora, Isidora
HUNGARIAN: Dóra, Izidóra
ITALIAN: Isidora
MACEDONIAN: Isidora
PORTUGUESE: Isidora
RUSSIAN: Isidora
SERBIAN: Isidora
SPANISH: Dora, Dorita, Isidora
OTHER FORMS
EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY: Isis
ENGLISH: Doria