Izayah

Izayah is a modern spelling of Isaiah, the Hebrew prophetic name traditionally understood as “God is salvation.” The name family is associated with the biblical Book of Isaiah, giving Izayah an inherited religious connection even though this particular spelling is much newer than the text.

The z and y make the familiar English sound visible in a different way from Isaiah’s sequence of vowels. Isiah is another spelling to compare, while Isaiah remains the form readers will usually encounter in an English Bible. These are choices about how to write a related name, not separate theological meanings. Izayah can therefore honor an Isaiah while giving the new bearer a distinct written form.