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All over the world, עיסא (Isa , Issa , Essa ) is a prevalent dominantly masculine, but infrequently female forename. The forename עיסא is habitual in Nigeria, where it is a common principally boy's, but very seldom female name, Bahrain, where it is a common boy's name, and Tanzania (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, Tanzania, and Ethiopia. Also, עיסא is the last name as well as the forename.
עיסא is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jesus in Islam , the penultimate prophet and eschatological figure in Islam, Al-Baqarah; Issa , the deity and character in the fictional universe of The Belgariad, Belgarath the Sorcerer; Isa Shinjirō (伊佐新次郎) , the operatic character in the opera Kurofune; Isa , the operatic character in the opera Yvonne, Prinzessin von Burgund by Boris Blacher; lady-in-waiting and Isa Passamaglia , among other works.