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Ismael - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Ismael

[ 2 syll. i-smae(l), is-ma-el ] The boy name Ismael is pronounced as IHSMeyL KEY. Ismael is mainly used in English, German, and Spanish, and its language of origin is Hebrew. Ismael is a variation of the English and Spanish name Ishmael.

Ismael is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1940s. At the recent height of its usage in 2006, 0.045% of baby boys were named Ismael. It ranked at #327 then. In 2008, its usage was 0.043% and its ranking #349, and it was the most popular within all boy names in its group.

Baby names that sound like Ismael include the Arabic Ismail, the English and Spanish Ishmael, the Arabic Ismeil, the Spanish Ysmael, and the Spanish Isamel.

KEY: Pronunciation for Ismael: IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"


 
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