Given name

Ismayl

“God will listen”

Ismayl is a variant of Ishmael. One Hebrew interpretation is “God will listen.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Ismayl is a variant of Ishmael. One Hebrew interpretation is “God will listen.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Ismayl is a variant of Ishmael. An origin associated with Ishmael is Hebrew.

Explained through its name family

The story

Ismayl is a variant of Ishmael. The history of Ishmael gives this family its wider story. In biblical tradition, Ishmael is the name of Abraham’s first son.

Explained through its name family

Ismayl’s family of names

Ismayl has a related form in Ishmael.

Walk Ismayl’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Similar names

If you love Ismayl, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Biblical

Ismā'īl

“God will listen”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Biblical

Ysmail

“God will listen”

No U.S. birth series

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Biblical

Ismal

“God will listen”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Latin · Biblical

Israël

“God prevails”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Isang

“my God is bountiful”

No U.S. birth series

88% boys · 12% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Ithran

“excellent” · “abundance”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Ifan

“God is gracious”

No U.S. birth series

24% boys · 76% girls

Sibling ideas

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