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Ishmael Toroama is a Bougainvillean politician who was elected President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in 2020. He is a former commander in the Bougainville Revolutionary Army.
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Ishmael Bernal (1938 – 1996) was a Filipino filmmaker, stage and television director, actor and screenwriter. Noted for his melodramas, particularly with feminist and moral issues, he directed many landmark Filipino films such as Nunal sa Tubig (1976), City After Dark (1980), Relasyon (1982), Himala (1982), and Hinugot sa Langit (1985). He was declared a National Artist of the Philippines in 2001.
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Also an archaic Romani name: http://gypsygenealogy.org/2020/12/20/call-me-ishmael/ -- Ishmael Organ
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I've always heard the name pronounced in English like "Ish-MALE" (only two syllables).
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I find this name quite odd. Definitely wouldn’t use.
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“I have a son, his name is Ishmael. He never calls me anymore!”
- Harry Styles, 2013.
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- Harry Styles, 2013.
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It is a false narrative that Ishmael is a patriarch of the Arabs. Hagar, Ishmaels mother & Abraham's concubine, was an ancient Egyptian, not an Arab. Ancient Egyptians were ethnically different from Arabs, ancient Egyptians spoke Egyptian not Arabic.
The Ancient Hebrews & Egyptians had no contact with Arabs who originate from the Arabian Peninsula. The Arab conquest wasn't till 634AD-638AD.
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The Ancient Hebrews & Egyptians had no contact with Arabs who originate from the Arabian Peninsula. The Arab conquest wasn't till 634AD-638AD.
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Makes me think of Moby Dick and “Call me Ishmael”. That being said, it’s a lovely name.
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This name can also be pronounced ish-MY-el.
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Ishmael Beah is a Sierra Leonean author and human rights activist who rose to fame with his acclaimed memoir, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. His most recent novel, Radiance of Tomorrow, was published in January 2014.
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My parents named me Ismaila because I came from a muslim home. Today I am named Ishmael after my baptism with the catholic. Whatever the case, muslim or christian; the name is giving much luck! Wow! I enjoy it as said above!
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Ishmael is in origin an Hebrew name but now it's more used in the Islamic society, especially in the variant Ismail.
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A character from 'Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain' uses Ishmael as an alias. This name is generally accepted to be a reference to the more popular Ishmael from Moby Dick.
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I think the name Ishmael is a good, solid, strong, smart-sounding name that ages very well. :) The name seems pretty underused. I love it's meaning! :D.
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A feminine version of the name is Ishmeala or Ishmaela.
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Ishmael Smith, an American basketball player.
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I really like the meaning of Ishmael, "God will hear." Sarah and Abraham were waiting so long for a child and God did hear them... But his promise was not for Ishmael, but for Isaac, and Ishmael and Hagar were sent away, they were outcasts. Sometimes Ishmael is used as another term for "outcast," and that's the association I make with that name so I would never use it for my offspring (even if I do love the literal meaning).
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I don't like this name. It doesn't sound very attractive. No offense, but it will arouse the anger of Jews and fundamentalist Christians, for the biblical Ishmael is vilified in those religions.
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I'm sorry, but I think you may have Christians and Jews confused with Puritans. Puritans are the people who named their children Humiliation and Lament because they felt names from the Bible (like John and Mary) were 'too holy' for use. They were kicked out of England by regular Christians, who were creeped out and annoyed by the fatalistic Puritans. Oh, and they eventually died out. Regular Christians and Jews will not burn you at the stake or blow their fuse for using the name Ishmael, so please take your anti-Judeo-Christian sentiment somewhere else.
Now, on my opinions of the name- I think it's an awesome name and I would use it, mostly because I love Moby Dick, and 'Call me Ishmael' is possibly the most epic opening line to ever come out of American literature.
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Now, on my opinions of the name- I think it's an awesome name and I would use it, mostly because I love Moby Dick, and 'Call me Ishmael' is possibly the most epic opening line to ever come out of American literature.
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Beautiful name! Love Ish, for short.
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Ishmael is a character in Lemony Snicket's final book in 'Series of Unfortunate Events," entitled 'The End.' In the book, Ishmael practically rules the island that the three Baudelaire children wash up on. Ishmael is very secretive although he doesn't tolerate secrets within the island civilization. His feet are covered in clay, supposedly because they are "injured" when truthfully he is covering up his eye tattoo matching Count Olaf's. He used to be a member of V.F.D. and secretly has a hideaway on the other side of the island. In the end, Ishmael is last seem on a raft full of people with a poisonous disease, escaping the island.
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This name is really majestic, only it sounds a bit weird. It reminds me of the bible, probably because it is biblical, and it also reminds me of the name Isaac.
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I love this name! It is the name of 6 persons in the Old Testament. However, it is often mispronounced.
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This name is immediately associated with Herman Melville's most famous novel, Moby-Dick, by many Americans. The narrator of the book asks the reader in the first line to "Call me Ishmael." (It isn't clear if Ishmael is his real name or if the narrator has taken it as a pseudonym.) This is one of the most famous opening lines of all English-language novels.
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Ishmael is the name of famous African American novelist, poet, essayist and activist Ishmael Reed.
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