Izzy is a common nickname for the given names
Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...
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Isaac
Isaac ( ; ; ; ; ; ) is one of the three patriarchs (Bible), patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baháʼí Faith. Isaac first appears in the Torah, in wh ...
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Isidor,
Isidore
Isidore ( ; also spelled Isador, Isadore and Isidor) is a masculine given name. The name is derived from the Greek name ''Isídōros'' (Ἰσίδωρος, latinized ''Isidorus'') and can literally be translated to 'gift of Isis'. The name has survi ...
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Isadore,
Isidora,
Isabel
Isabel is a female name of Iberian origin. Isabelle is a name that is similar, but it is of French origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of ''Elizabeth (given name), Elisabeth'' (ultimately Hebrew ''Elisheba''). Arising in the 12th c ...
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Isobel,
Isabella,
Isaiah
Isaiah ( or ; , ''Yəšaʿyāhū'', "Yahweh is salvation"; also known as Isaias or Esaias from ) was the 8th-century BC Israelite prophet after whom the Book of Isaiah is named.
The text of the Book of Isaiah refers to Isaiah as "the prophet" ...
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Issam, etc.
Izzy, Izzie, Issie, Issy, Isy or Izy may refer to:
People
Izzy
* Israel
Izzy Abraham (born 1980), American football coach
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Israel Adesanya (born 1989), Nigerian-born New Zealand mixed martial artist, kickboxer and boxer
* Israel
Izzy Alcántara (born 1971), former baseball player from the Dominican Republic
* Israel
Izzy Asper (1932–2003), Canadian tax lawyer and media magnate
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Isabelle Beisiegel (born 1979), Canadian golfer
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Isaiah Brown (born 1997), English footballer
* John
Izzy Canillo (born 2004), Filipino child actor
* Isabel
Izzy Daniel (born 2001), American ice hockey player
* Isidor/Isadore
Izzy Einstein
Isidor "Izzy" Einstein (1880–1938) and Moe W. Smith (1887–1960) were United States federal police officers, agents of the U.S. Prohibition Unit, who achieved the most arrests and convictions during the first years of the alcohol prohibition ...
(c. 1880–1938), American federal police officer during the early Prohibition era
* Isidore
Izzy Goldstein (1909–1993), Major League Baseball pitcher
* Isadore
Izzy Gomez (restaurateur) (1875 or 1876–1944), Portuguese-born San Francisco restaurateur
* Isadore
Elliot Handler (1916–2011), American inventor, business magnate, co-founder of Mattel and co-inventor, with his wife Ruth, of Barbie, Chatty Cathy and Hot Wheels
* Ezomo
Izzy Iriekpen (born 1982), English former footballer
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Jason Isringhausen (born 1972), American former Major League Baseball pitcher and coach
* Israel
Izzy Katzman (1917–2007), American sportswriter
* Israel
Izzy Lang (born 1942), American former National Football League running back
* Isidoro
Izzy León (1911–2002), Major League Baseball pitcher from Cuba
* Israel
George Levene (1885–1930), American collegiate football player and head coach
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Isadore Schwartz (1900–1988), American boxer, world flyweight champion from 1927 to 1929
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Isadore Sparber
Isadore Sparber (March 7, 1906 - August 29, 1958) was an American storyboard artist, writer, director and producer of animated films. He is best known for his work with Fleischer Studios and its successor, Famous Studios. When credited, his work ...
(1906–1958), American storyboard artist, writer, director and producer of animated films
* Isidor
I. F. Stone (1907–1989), American investigative journalist, also the "Izzy Awards," a journalism prize named for him bestowed by
Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College
* Isabelle
Izzy Westbury (born 1990), English cricketer
* Julius
Izzy Yablok (1907–1983), American football player
* Israel
Izzy Young (1928-2019), American folk music store owner
Issie, Issy or Isy
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Isabella Blow (1958–2007), English magazine editor
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Isadore Coop (1926–2003), Canadian architect
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Isadore Sharp (born 1931), Canadian hotelier and writer, founder and chairman of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
* Isobel
Isy Suttie (born 1978), English musical comedian, actress and writer
Stage name
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Izzy Bizu, singer songwriter Isobel Beardshaw (born 1994)
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Issy Bonn, British Jewish actor, singer and comedian born Benjamin Levin (1903–1977)
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Isobel Cooper (born 1975), English operatic pop soprano known professionally as Izzy
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Izzy Stradlin
Jeffrey Dean Isbell (born April 8, 1962), known professionally as Izzy Stradlin, is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was a co-founder, rhythm guitarist, and backing vocalist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he re ...
, former Guns N' Roses guitarist and co-founder Jeffrey Dean Isbell (born 1962)
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Izzy (singer), Brazilian singer and songwriter (born 1990)
Fictional characters
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Izzy Armstrong, on the British soap opera ''Coronation Street''
* Izzy Daniels, the main character in the Disney Channel television film ''
Jump In!'', portrayed by
Corbin Bleu
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Izzy Davies, on the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks''
* Izzy Edwards, a 7-year old pirate girl from the 2011-2016
Disney Junior
Disney Jr. (formerly Disney Junior) is an American pay television network owned by the Disney Branded Television sub-division of the Disney Entertainment business segment of the Walt Disney Company. Aimed mainly at children two to seven year ...
TV series
Jake and the Never Land Pirates
''Jake and the Never Land Pirates'', titled ''Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates'' for the fourth season and associated merchandise, is an American animated Interactivity, interactive preschool children's television series for Disney Jr. Bas ...
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Isabella "Izzy" Garcia, one the main characters in ''
Power Rangers Dino Fury'' and ''
Power Rangers Cosmic Fury''
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Izzy Gomez, in the television series ''
TUGS''
* Izzy Hands, a character in the HBO show "
Our Flag Means Death" based on the historical pirate
Israel Hands
* Izzy Hawthorne, one of the main characters from the 2022 3D-animated film ''
Lightyear
A light-year, alternatively spelled light year (ly or lyr), is a unit of length used to express astronomical distance, astronomical distances and is equal to exactly , which is approximately 9.46 trillion km or 5.88 trillion mi. As defined by t ...
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Isabelle Hoyland, on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''
* Isabelle "Izzy" Huffstodt, on the American television series ''
Huff''
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Izzy Izumi, in the ''Digimon'' series
* Izzy Mandelbaum, recurring character on the American television series ''
Seinfeld
''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, with a total of nine seasons consisting of List of Seinfeld episodes, 180 episodes. It ...
'', portrayed by Lloyd Bridges
* Izzy Moonbow, a lilac purple female unicorn from the 2021 film
My Little Pony: A New Generation and later appears in the
Netflix
Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple lang ...
TV show
My Little Pony: Make Your Mark.
* Izzy Moreno, the informant for Sonny and Rico in the American television series ''
Miami Vice
''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo Tubbs, Ricardo "Rico" Tub ...
'', portrayed by Martin Ferrero
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Ismael Ortega, a Marvel Comics character
* Isabel "Izzy" Reubens, in ''
Love and Rockets''
* Isabelle "Izzy" Silva, one of the main characters on the TV show
You Me Her
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Izzy Sinclair, in the ''Doctor Who'' comic strip
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Izzy Sparks, a video game character
* Izzy the Guinea Pig, a punky leader character in ''
Wonder Pets: In The City''
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Izzie Stevens, in the series ''Grey's Anatomy''
* Izzie, from ''
SciGirls''
* Izzy, one of the titular characters of ''
Ben & Izzy'', a Jordanian animated television series
* Izzy, from the Canadian animated television series ''
Total Drama''
* Irreverent Izzy, a non-playable character mentioned in the PlayStation 4 exclusive video game, "
Bloodborne
is a 2015 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. The game follows a Hunter through the decrepit Gothic, Victorian-era–inspired city of Yharnam, whose inhabita ...
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Legendary creatures
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Issie, a Japanese lake monster
Mascots
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Izzy (mascot), the 1996 Summer Olympics mascot
* Izzy the Islander, mascot of
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, TAMU–CC, A&M–Corpus Christi, or A&M–CC) is a Public university, public research university on Ward Island (Texas), Ward Island in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. It i ...
See also
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Isi (name)
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Izzi (disambiguation)
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Hypocorisms
English unisex given names