Given name

Yshmael

“God will listen”

Yshmael is a variant of Ysmael. In English use, Ysmael carries the interpretation “God will listen.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Yshmael is a variant of Ysmael. In English use, Ysmael carries the interpretation “God will listen.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Yshmael connects to the Ishmael name family through Ysmael. An origin associated with Ishmael is Hebrew.

Explained through its name family

The story

Yshmael connects to the Ishmael name family through Ysmael. 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

Yshmael’s family of names

Yshmael has a related form in Ysmael.

Walk Yshmael’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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

Latin · Biblical

Israël

“God prevails”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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

Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Mickaël

“who” · “like”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Isang

“my God is bountiful”

No U.S. birth series

88% boys · 12% girls

Biblical

Israelie

“he who strives with God” · “God perseveres”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Yshmael’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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