Origin and Meaning of Ishmael

Gender

Masculine

Origin of Ishmael

Hebrew

Usage of Ishmael

Biblical

Meaning of Ishmael

The name Ishmael is derived from the Hebrew name Yishma'el meaning "God will hear".

Famous bearers

In the Old Testament, Ishmael was Abraham's eldest son, born by his wife's handmaiden Hagar.
A bearer is Ishmael Reed (born 1938), an American poet, essayist, and novelist.

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