Yitzchak

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Name: Yitzchak

Gender: Masculine

Location: Asia

Language: Jewish

Thematic: Biblical

Meaning: Laughter. According to Genesis 21, Sarah laughed at the idea of having a child at the ripe age of 90, and therefore named him "laughter."

Comments: Yitzchak (������� in Hebrew) is translated as Isaac in English. It is also commonly spelled Yitzhak, Yitzchok and Itzhak.