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Ishmael

ISH-may-el

Popularity

#1498

stable

Letters

7

Syllables

3

Origin

Hebrew

Total Births

6,671

Peak Year

#158 in 2017

First Recorded

1880

Style

Spiritual & Biblical

Spelling

Moderate spelling

What It Means

From the Hebrew Yishma'el, meaning 'God will hear'.

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Numerology

9

The Idealist

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Famous Namesakes

  • Ishmael Reed

    American poet, novelist, essayist and songwriter

  • Ishmael Beah

    Sierra Leonean author and human rights activist

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Personality Traits

WiseIndependentSpiritualCreative

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