English Explanatory Dictionary

Izzy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Isabel, Isobel, Isabelle, Isabella, Elizabeth, Isidora, Isra, Izebel, Ismara and Isobelle.
  2. A diminutive of the male given name Israel, Isaac, Isambard, Isidore, Ismail, Chreistus, Chreistos, Isaiah, Isiah, Izzet, Isarn, Ismail and Isam.
noun
  1. A Jew or an Israeli Jew.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪzi/ ĭz􂀽'ē LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Izzy.wav

Word forms

Izzy Izzies Isy Issy Izzie

Etymology

From the /ɪz-/ root of the names + -y. The common noun derives from Isaac and Israel, male given names of Hebrew origin, popular among Jewish people, the latter also being the name of the self-defined Jewish state.

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