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Help[Facts] Isa
I'm curious about the feminine origin of the name. I've talked to a few people and I know the following:
- It's the Swedish rune for water
- It's the name of a Goddess
And I also got this from the comments section:
This name isn't just short for Isabella. It has another, separate origin. "Isa" is the name for a Germanic rune, equivalent to the English short "i", as in "sit". It looks the same as our "I" and it means "ice". I love that meaning. Ice can be beautiful, but it is also dangerous. The old Norse equivalent is "is", and the rune is sometimes called that. Many of the words for "ice" in the Germanic languages are descended from "Isa"; Eis (German), ice (English), is (Norwegian), Ijs (Dutch), to name a few. Correct if I'm wrong, but I think it is pronounced EI-sah, which is much nicer than IZ-ah in my opinion.
Any truth to any of this? I'm very curious, because I love the name.
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- It's the Swedish rune for water
- It's the name of a Goddess
And I also got this from the comments section:
This name isn't just short for Isabella. It has another, separate origin. "Isa" is the name for a Germanic rune, equivalent to the English short "i", as in "sit". It looks the same as our "I" and it means "ice". I love that meaning. Ice can be beautiful, but it is also dangerous. The old Norse equivalent is "is", and the rune is sometimes called that. Many of the words for "ice" in the Germanic languages are descended from "Isa"; Eis (German), ice (English), is (Norwegian), Ijs (Dutch), to name a few. Correct if I'm wrong, but I think it is pronounced EI-sah, which is much nicer than IZ-ah in my opinion.
Any truth to any of this? I'm very curious, because I love the name.
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