Izzy
| Izzy | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | "Iz-E" |
| Gender | Unisex |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew, Greek, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic |
| Meaning | Short for every name with the sound "Iz" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Isaac, Isabella, Elizabeth, Lizzie, Iggy, Ike, Isambard, Isidore, Isabella, Isaiah, Isaias, Isamu |
Izzy is a common nickname for the given names Israel, Elizabeth, Isaac, Isambard, Isidore, Isabelle, Isabella, Isaiah, Izzet, Isarn, Ismail, Izebel, Izmara, or Isam (عصام).
It may refer to:
People
Nickname
- Israel Izzy Alcántara (born 1971), former baseball player from the Dominican Republic
- Israel Izzy Asper (1932-2003), Canadian tax lawyer and media magnate
- Isabelle Beisiegel (born 1979), Canadian golfer
- Isaiah Brown (born 1997), English footballer
- John Izzy Canillo (born 2004), Filipino child actor
- Isidor/Isadore Izzy Einstein (c. 1880-1938), highly successful 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
- Ezomo Izzy Iriekpen (born 1982), English former footballer
- Jason Isringhausen (born 1972), American former Major League Baseball pitcher and coach
- 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 (twice All-American) and head coach
- Isadore Schwartz (1900-1988), American boxer, world flyweight champion from 1927 to 1929
- Isadore Sparber (1906-1958), American storyboard artist, writer, director and producer of animated films
- Isidor I. F. Stone (1907-1989), American investigative journalist, also the "Izzy", a journalism prize named for him
- Isabelle Izzy Westbury (born 1990), English cricketer
- Julius Izzy Yablok (1907-1983), American football player
- Israel Izzy Young (born 1928), noted American folk music store owner
Stage name
- Isobel Cooper (born 1975), English operatic pop soprano known professionally as Izzy
- Izzy Stradlin, stage name of former Guns N' Roses guitarist and co-founder Jeffrey Dean Isbell (born 1962)
Fictional characters
- Izzy Armstrong, on the British soap opera Coronation Street
- Izzy Daniels, the main character of the television movie Jump In!
- Izzy Davies, on the British soap opera Hollyoaks
- Izzy Gomez, in the television series TUGS
- Isabelle Hoyland, on the Australian soap opera Neighbours
- Isabelle "Izzy" Huffstodt, on the American television series Huff
- Izzy Izumi, in the Digimon series
- Izzy Mandelbaum, recurring character on the American television series Seinfeld, portrayed by Lloyd Bridges
- Izzy Moreno, the informant for Sonny and Rico in the American television series Miami Vice, portrayed by Martin Ferrero
- Ismael Ortega, a Marvel Comics character
- Izzy Sinclair, in the Doctor Who comic strip
- Izzy Sparks, a video game character
- Izzie Stevens, in the series Grey's Anatomy
- Isabel "Izzy" Reubens, in Love and Rockets
- Izzy, one of the title characters of Ben & Izzy, a Jordanian animated television series
- Izzy, one of the 22 contestants in the Canadian animated television series Total Drama Island
Mascots
- Izzy (mascot), the 1996 Summer Olympics mascot
- Izzy the Islander, mascot of Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi
Other uses
- Isadora Duncan Dance Awards or Izzies
See also
- Izze, a soft drink
- Isaac (disambiguation)
- Izak (disambiguation)
- Isaacs (disambiguation)
- Ishak (disambiguation)
- Zack (disambiguation)
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