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All over the world, Isa (Isa , عيسى , عيسي , and others...) is a widespread mostly boy's, but uncommonly female given name. The first name Isa is characteristic of Nigeria, where it is a common primarily masculine, but very seldom girly name, Bahrain, where it is a common male name, and Libya, where it is a common predominantly male, but scarcely feminine name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, Sudan, and India. Also, Isa is the last name as well as the forename.
Isa is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Isa | India, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Malaysia, Indonesia |
عیسی, عيسى | Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Sudan, Egypt |
عيسي | Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Egypt |
Иса | Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan |
イサ | Japan |
עיסא | Israel |
อีซา | Thailand |
ঈসা | Bangladesh |
Isa is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jesus , the central figure of Christianity, The Qur’an; Jesus in Islam , the penultimate prophet and eschatological figure in Islam, Al-Baqarah; Joseph Barsabbas , the Biblical figure; Isa Shinjirō (伊佐新次郎) , the operatic character in the opera Kurofune and Isa , the operatic character in the opera Yvonne, Prinzessin von Burgund by Boris Blacher; lady-in-waiting, among other works.