The story behind Ismāil
Borrowed from Classical Persian اِسْمَاعِیل (ismā'īl), from Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl), from Biblical Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל (yišmāʿēl). Doublet of इश्माएल (iśmāel).
Pronunciation
Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /ɪs.mɑː.ɪl/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: [ɪs.mäː.ɪl]
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Names Similar to Ismāil
Iqbal
From Arabic إِقْبَال (ʔiqbāl).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ismail
From Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl). Doublet of Ishmael. From Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl), from Hebrew ישמעאל (yishma'él).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- same syllable count
- similar length
İsmayıl
Borrowed from Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- same syllable count
- similar length
Abdoel
From the Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd, “servant [of]”) + ال (al-, “the”), not a complete name in Arabic.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- same syllable count
- similar length
Abdoul
a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Abdul
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- same syllable count
- similar length
Abdul
From Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd, “servant [of]”) + ال (al-, “the”). From Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd, “servant [of]”) + ال (al-, “the”). From Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd, “servant [of]”) + ال (al-,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Ismāil
Abdeslam
Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱلسَّلَام (ʕabdu s-salām).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdoella
Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه (ʕabdu llāh).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdoulla
a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Abdullah
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Ismāil
Aaliyah
Popularized by American singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001). Transliteration of Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abaz
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس (ʼabbas), from Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, literally “frowning; lion”). For the final /z/ compare abanoz. Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length