ʿĪsā
عِيسَى
Say it ʿEE-saa
Name of the Prophet ʿĪsā (peace be upon him)
At a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- In English
- Jesus
- Found in
- The Qurʾān: 2:87, 3:45, 4:157 The prophets
- Also spelled
- Isa, Eesa, Esa, Issa
Meaning & source
We have not found a meaning we can source, so we do not give one.
Al-Suyūṭī says it is a Hebrew or Syriac name. We found no classical source in our cache that gives its meaning.
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وَعِيسَى اسْمٌ عِبْرَانِيٌّ أَوْ سُرْيَانِيٌّ
Who carried this name
- The Prophet ʿĪsā (peace be upon him) Qurʾān 2:87