Ismail means Prophet Ismail. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.
Boy name · Hebrew (in the Quran)
إِسْمَاعِيل
Ismail
Prophet Ismail
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Meaning
Ismail (إِسْمَاعِيل) is a name for boys of Hebrew origin, used in the Quran. It means Prophet Ismail. It is usually explained as "God hears".
Ismail is praised in 19:54 as true to his promise.
وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ إِسْمَٰعِيلَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ صَادِقَ ٱلْوَعْدِ وَكَانَ رَسُولًۭا نَّبِيًّۭا
Wazkur fil Kitaabi ismaa'eel; innahoo kaana saadiqal wa'di wa kaana Rasoolan Nabiyyaa
And mention in the Book, Ishmael. Indeed, he was true to his promise, and he was a messenger and a prophet.
Quran 19:54. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Say it is-maa-EEL. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Ismael and Ismaeel. In Arabic it is written with 7 letters, from right to left: إ alif with hamza below + س sin + م mim + ا alif + ع ʿayn + ي ya + ل lam.
Naming a child after a prophet is a sunnah. When his son was born, the Prophet ﷺ said: "A boy was born to me tonight, and I named him after my father, Ibrahim."2 Ismail keeps that tradition alive. With the father's name it becomes Ismail bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
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Questions
Ismail (إِسْمَاعِيل) means Prophet Ismail. It is a name for boys of Hebrew origin, used in the Quran.
Ismail is praised in 19:54 as true to his promise.
Ismail is used as a boy's name.
Ismail is written إِسْمَاعِيل in Arabic, said is-maa-EEL.
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, إِسْمَاعِيل. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.