Ishag

Ishag is a given name and, less commonly, a surname. It is a variant of Ishaq, the Arabic form of Isaac. The given name Isaac originates from Hebrew Yitzhak, meaning "he will laugh" or "laughter." The name is linked to the biblical Isaac, the son of Abraham, and has been widely adopted across Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions.

In transliteration from Arabic and other languages into Latin script, Ishag appears alongside other spellings such as Ishaq, Ishak, and Isak. It is attested in Turkish and some Central or South Asian Muslim communities; in Turkish, the form İshak is common. In South Asia, Ishaq/Ishak is used among Urdu- and Bengali-speaking populations, often as a given name for males; transliteration variations arise from colonial-era and local orthographies.

As a surname, Ishag is rare and typically arises from patronymic naming patterns in which a person is identified as the son of Ishaq or Ishaqa.

Notable people with the name: none widely documented in global reference sources. The name's usage today tends to be cultural and religiously diverse, and it remains part of the broader family of names derived from Isaac.