Given name · Russian

Измаил

Измаил is a given name from Greek. It is used in Russian.

RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Ismael.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Измаил comes from Greek.

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How it developed

From Greek Ισμαήλ.

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Измаил’s family of names

In Bulgarian usage, Измаил has a conventional equivalent in the German form Ismael. In Russian usage, Измаил has a conventional equivalent in the English form Ishmael. In Russian usage, Измаил has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form ISMAELE.

Walk Измаил’s family in the name graph

ИзмаилIsmaelIshmaelIsmahelIsmaeleΙσμαήλIsmaëlإسماعيلИсмэхьил

The ring: across languages.

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Around the world

Измаил has relatives in 9 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.

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9 related names in 9 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Across languages 9

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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See also 1

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