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Where does “Iiro” come from?

Iiro (Finnish) comes from Finnish Iisakki, from Finnish Iisak, from Swedish Isak, from Ancient Greek Ἰσαάκ, from Hebrew יצחק — to laugh.

Ancestry of “Iiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishIisakkiIsaac
2FinnishIisakIsaac's; Isaac
3SwedishIsak—
4Ancient GreekἸσαάκ—
5Hebrewיצחקto laugh
Every word from Hebrew יצחק →