Given name
Israël
“God prevails”
Israël is a given name from Latin. It is used in French.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Israël goes back to Latin Israel, meaning “God prevails.”
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Where it comes from
Israël comes from Latin, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
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How it developed
From Latin Israel, from Biblical Hebrew ישראל.
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Israël’s family of names
In French usage, Israël has a conventional equivalent in the English form Israel. In French usage, Israël has a conventional equivalent in the Chinese form 以色列.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Israël
- Yisrael RosenIsraeli rabbi (1941-2017)
- Israël Isaac BesançonFrench rabbi1944–2026
- Israel Matseke ZuluSouth African actor
- Israël HenrietFrench print publisher, draughtsman, etcher, and painter (1590-1661)
- Israël LéviFrench rabbi (1856–1939)
- Ischa MeijerDutch journalist and Author (1943-1995)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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