Given name · Russian
Израиль
Израиль (Izráilʹ) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Izrailʹ.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Израиль comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From Ancient Greek Ἰσρᾱήλ, from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra'él).
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Израиль’s family of names
In Russian usage, Израиль has a transliteration in Izrailʹ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Израиль
- Irving BerlinAmerican composer and lyricist (1888–1989)
- Israel AksenfeldRussian Jewish writer1787–1866
- Izrail AgolSoviet biologist and philosopher (1891-1937)
- Izrail LeplevskySoviet security officer (1896–1938)
- Israel FisanovichRussian military officer (1914–1944)
- Izrail MetterSoviet writer (1909–1996)
- Izrail NestyevSoviet musicologist1911–1993
- Izrail BeskinSoviet military officer1895–1964
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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Ayil
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Lamec
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77% boys · 23% girls
Dumah
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Ilìa
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