Given name
Ishmaiah
“Yah hears”
Ishmaiah is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewישמעיהו
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Ishmaiah means “Yah hears.”
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Where it comes from
Ishmaiah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb shama' (שמע), “to hear.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ishmaiah appears in 1 Chronicles 12:4.
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Ishmaiah’s family of names
See also 14
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
If you love Ishmaiah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Athaiah
“help of Yah”
40% boys · 60% girls
Irijah
“Yah sees” · “he will see Yah”
71% boys · 29% girls
Imla
“he will utter” · “he will full”
75% boys · 25% girls
Kushaiah
“snaring of Yah”
40% boys · 60% girls
Elasah
“God has made”
50% boys · 50% girls
Kolaiah
“voice of Yah”
44% boys · 56% girls
Izri
“fashioner”
40% boys · 60% girls
Ibri
“one who transits” · “a Hebrew”
80% boys · 20% girls