# Izzy

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɪzi/ · frequency rank #25,108

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the female given name Isabel, Isobel, Isabelle, Isabella, Elizabeth, Isidora, Isra, Izebel, Ismara and Isobelle.
2. A diminutive of the male given name Israel, Isaac, Isambard, Isidore, Ismail, Chreistus, Chreistos, Isaiah, Isiah, Izzet, Isarn, Ismail and Isam.

## Etymology
From the /ɪz-/ root of the names + -y. The common noun derives from Isaac and Israel, male given names of Hebrew origin, popular among Jewish people, the latter also being the name of the self-defined Jewish state.

## Easily confused with
- **iz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iz-vs-izzy)
- **ivy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ivy-vs-izzy)
- **icy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/icy-vs-izzy)
- **Indy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indy-vs-izzy)
- **iggy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iggy-vs-izzy)
- **idly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/idly-vs-izzy)
- **iffy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iffy-vs-izzy)
- **icky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/icky-vs-izzy)
- **inky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inky-vs-izzy)
- **itty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/itty-vs-izzy)

## Common misspellings (4)
`izy`, `izyz`, `izzyy`, `zizy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/izzy