View source for Izzy

==English==
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===Alternative forms===
* {{l|en|Izzie}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈɪzi/}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɪzi|s=2}}
** {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Izzy.wav|a=Southern England}}

===Etymology 1===

====Proper noun====
{{en-proper noun|Izzies}}

# {{given name|en|female|diminutive=Isabel}}, ''[[Isobel]], [[Isabelle]], [[Isabella]], [[Elizabeth]], [[Isidora]], [[Isra]], [[Izebel]], [[Ismara]] and [[Isobelle]]''.
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1886|author=Thomas Hardy|title=The Mayor of Casterbridge|passage="I approve of anything you desire to do, '''Izzy'''," said Henchard huskily.}}
# {{given name|en|male|diminutive=Israel}}, ''[[Isaac]], [[Isambard]], [[Isidore]], [[Ismail]], Chreistus, Chreistos, [[Isaiah]], [[Isiah]], [[Izzet]], [[Isarn]], [[Ismail]] and [[Isam]]''.
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2012|origyear=2011|author=w:R. M. Meluch|title=The Ninth Circle: A Novel of the U.S.S. Merrimack|series=Tour of the Merrimack|seriesvolume=5|location=New York, NY|publisher=w:DAW Books|isbn=9780756407643|page=367|pageurl=https://archive.org/details/ninthcirclenovel0000melu/page/366/mode/2up?q=Izzies|passage=“Geez, Cecil, you sound just like '''Izzy'''<!--Izrael--> Benet,” Patrick said. “We don’t need two '''Izzies'''. Nobody needs two '''Izzies'''.”}}

====See also====
* {{l|en|Isy}}
* {{l|en|Issy}}

===Etymology 2===
Diminutive of {{m|en|Isaac}}, a male given name of Hebrew origin, popular among Jewish people.

====Proper noun====
{{en-prop|Izzies}}

# {{lb|en|sometimes|derogatory}} {{n-g|A [[nickname]] for}} a [[Jew]].
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1948|author=w:Norman Mailer|title=w:The Naked and the Dead|location=New York, NY|publisher=w:Rinehart & Company|page=137|pageurl=https://archive.org/details/nakeddead0000norm/page/136/mode/2up?q=%22Izzy%22|passage=“Yeah,”’ Croft said. A spasm of rage worked through him, and he turned on Goldstein and said, ‘‘Listen, '''Izzy'''.” / ‘“My name isn’t '''Izzy''',” Goldstein said angrily.}}
#* {{quote-newsgroup|en|date=2012-11-24|author=BlastFromThePast|title=Re: Hey anti-Semites, the Jews have an army now. Get used to it.|newsgroup=soc.culture.israel|url=https://groups.google.com/g/soc.culture.israel/c/_dPPQ7Uq19A/m/Vo5zd7iLGMQJ|passage=The '''Izzies''' are scared shitless of Iran. That's why they're making such a stink about Iran's perfectly legal nuclear programme - and why they want the JewSA to fight all their wars for them!}}

====References====
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{{cln|en|unisex given names}}