Ismail

Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Urdu, Bengali, Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Chechen, Avar, Albanian, Dhivehi
Scripts إسماعيل(Arabic) اسماعیل(Urdu) ইসমাইল(Bengali) ئىسمائىل(Uyghur Arabic) Ысмайыл(Kazakh) Исмаил(Kyrgyz, Chechen) ИсмагӀил(Avar) އިސްމާއިލް(Dhivehi)
Pronounced Pron. /ʔis.maː.ˈʕiːl/(Arabic) /is.ˈma.il/(Malay, Indonesian) /ɪs.mɑː.ˈiːl/(Urdu) /ˈis.mai̯l/(Bengali)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Arabic form of Ishmael, also used in several other languages. According to the Quran and Islamic tradition Ismail was a prophet and the founder of the Arab people.

Related Names

Rootsshamaʿ + ʾel
VariantsEsmail, Ismaeel, Isma'il(Arabic)
Other Languages & Culturesİsmayıl(Azerbaijani) Ishmael(Biblical) Ismael(Biblical Greek) Yishma'el(Biblical Hebrew) Ismahel(Biblical Latin) Ismo(Finnish) Ismaël(French) Ismaele(Italian) Esmaeel, Esmaeil, Esmail(Persian) Ismael(Portuguese) Ismael(Spanish) Ismoil(Tajik) İsmail(Turkish) Ismoil(Uzbek)
Surname DescendantsIsmail(Arabic) Ismailov, Ismailova(Avar) Ismailov, Ismailova(Chechen) Ismailov, Ismailova(Kazakh) Ismailov, Ismailova(Kyrgyz)
Same Spellingİsmail, Isma'il
User SubmissionsIsmaïl, Ismail

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Name Days

Romania: June 17

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Entry updated December 1, 2024