Given name & surname
Igal
“he will redeem”·“he will defile”
Igal is used as a given name and a surname.
Original Hebrewיגאל
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Igal means “he will redeem” or “he will defile.”
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Where it comes from
Igal is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb ga'al (גאל), “to redeem or to defile.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Igal appears in Numbers 13:7.
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Igal’s family of names
Igal may belong to the same name family as IGGAL. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Igal
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Igal, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Ucal
“i am consumed” · “i will prevail”
>99% boys
Obal
“bulky” · “bare”
86% boys · 14% girls
Uzal
“vanish” · “going away”
>99% boys
Tidal
“but perhaps splendor” · “high praise or for thanksgiving”
78% boys · 22% girls
Bimhal
“son of circumcision” · “in weakening”
>99% boys
Ithran
“excellent” · “abundance”
>99% boys
Isang
“my God is bountiful”
88% boys · 12% girls
Ibsam
“he will smell sweetly” · “perfumer”
>99% boys