Given name · Gujarati
ઇસ્માઇલ
ઇસ્માઇલ (ismāil) is a masculine given name from Classical Persian, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Gujarati.
GujaratiWritten in Gujarati script.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
ઇસ્માઇલ comes from Classical Persian, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Classical Persian اِسْمَاعِیل, from Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل, from Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל (yishma'él).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
ઇસ્માઇલ’s family of names
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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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