The name Isaac comes from the Hebrew name Yitzchak meaning "will laugh".
Famous bearers
In the Old Testament, Isaac was the son of Abraham and the father of Esau and Jacob.
Bearers include Isaac Newton (1643 - 1727), an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher;
Isaac Asimov (1920 - 1992), a Russian-born American author best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books.
