name
Ismail
is-mah-EEL
/ɪsmɑːˈiːl/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
ismail
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Afar (Ethiopia/Eritrea/Djibouti); from Arabic Isma'il / Hebrew Yishmael
- Meaning
- God will hear; God has heard
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Ismael, Ismail, Isma'il
Common mispronunciations
Saying IZ-may-el; the Afar/Arabic pronunciation stresses the final syllable and uses a long -EEL
Pronunciation tips
Three syllables; stress the third; the Arabic form of Ishmael; revered in Islam as the son of Ibrahim (Abraham) and ancestor of the Arab people
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