Isa means prophet Isa (Jesus). See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.
Boy name · Hebrew (in the Quran)
عِيسَىٰ
Isa
Prophet Isa (Jesus)
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Meaning
Isa (عِيسَىٰ) is a name for boys of Hebrew origin, used in the Quran. It means prophet Isa (Jesus). It is the Arabic form of Jesus.
Isa son of Maryam is named many times, and 19:34 says "That is Isa, the son of Maryam".
ذَٰلِكَ عِيسَى ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ ۚ قَوْلَ ٱلْحَقِّ ٱلَّذِى فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ
Zaalika 'Eesab-nu Marya; qawlal haqqil lazee feehi yamtaroon
That is Jesus, the son of Mary - the word of truth about which they are in dispute.
Quran 19:34. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Say it EE-saa. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Eesa, Issa and Jesus. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: ع ʿayn + ي ya + س sin + ى alif maqsura.
Naming a child after a prophet is a sunnah. When his son was born, the Prophet ﷺ said: "A boy was born to me tonight, and I named him after my father, Ibrahim."2 Isa keeps that tradition alive. With the father's name it becomes Isa bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
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Questions
Isa (عِيسَىٰ) means prophet Isa (Jesus). It is a name for boys of Hebrew origin, used in the Quran.
Isa son of Maryam is named many times, and 19:34 says "That is Isa, the son of Maryam".
Isa is used as a boy's name.
Isa is written عِيسَىٰ in Arabic, said EE-saa.
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, عِيسَىٰ. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.