Ismael is a ♂ boy name.
The German, Spanish and Portuguese name Ismael derived from the biblical name Ishmael or the Hebrew name Yishma’el (יִשְׁמָעֵאל). Ismael is a figure in the Tanakh and the Quran and was the first son of Abraham and the handmaiden Hagar.
The name Ismael means “God will hear” (from Hebrew “‘shamá/שָׁמַע” = to hear/to listen + “el/אֵל” = God).
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