Given name

Yshmail

“God will listen”

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

Meaning & origin

What it means

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

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

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

Explained through its name family

The story

Yshmail 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

Yshmail’s family of names

Yshmail has a related form in Ysmael.

Walk Yshmail’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 Yshmail, 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

Arabic · Biblical

Mixail

“Who is like God?”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Isang

“my God is bountiful”

No U.S. birth series

88% boys · 12% girls

Sibling ideas

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