home > boy names > yisrael

Yisrael - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Yisrael
 
 


The boy name Yisrael [ syll. yi-srae(l), yis-ra-el ] is pronounced as YahZRiyahL KEY. Yisrael is used predominantly in the Hebrew language and its origin is also Hebrew. Yisrael is a variant of the name Israel (English).

Yisrael is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In 2007, among the group of boy names directly linked to Yisrael, Israel (English) was the most popular.

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Yisrael: Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"


Popularity Trend
for Yisrael
from 1900 to 2007Variant Popularity Chart
for Yisrael
in 2007

Meaning of Israel Meaning of Yisrael