Isaias

Isaias is the Spanish and Portuguese rendering of Isaiah, from the Hebrew Yesha'yahu, meaning the Lord is salvation. The name belongs to one of the great prophetic voices of the Hebrew Bible, whose poetry about beating swords into plowshares has echoed through three millennia. At rank 446, Isaias has become a steady favorite among Spanish-speaking American families, offering the prophet's gravity with a more melodic vowel run than the English version. Four open syllables in Spanish, three in English, either way a cascade. Devotional without feeling heavy, and possessed of the kind of music that turns heads at a roll call. Strong and singing.