Ishmael Meaning

What does Ishmael mean?

The name Ishmael is of Hebrew origin.

The meaning of Ishmael is "G-d has heard".

Ishmael is generally used as a boy's name.

It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables and is pronounced Ish-may-el.

Ishmael is the anglicized form of the biblical Hebrew Yishmael.

The name derives from the Hebrew elements shema meaning "hear, heard" and el meaning "G-d".

In the Bible, Ishmael is the first son of Abraham by Sarah's Egyptian handmaiden Hagar.

In the U.S. in 2018, it ranked 1,312 in baby name popularity for boys with 138 occurrences. Less than 5 girls were given the name.

In contrast, the year before it ranked 1,183 in baby name popularity for boys with 157 occurrences. Less than 5 girls were given the name.

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The names Esmail, Ismael, Ismaela, Ismail, Ismo, Yishmael are all forms of Ishmael.

Ishmael ~ Biblical Character (1 Chr. 8:38, 2 Chr. 19:11, 2 Chr. 23:1, Ezra 10:22, Gen. 16:15, Jer. 40:8)

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