Across the world, Ismaël (Ismael 
, إسماعيل 
, Ismaël 
) is a widespread boy's forename. The first name Ismaël is characteristic of Mexico, where it is a common male name, Nicaragua, and Equatorial Guinea (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Mexico, Brazil, and Spain. Also, Ismaël is the last name as well as the forename.
Ismaël is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| Ismael | Spain, Mexico, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Brazil, Argentina |
| إسماعيل | Egypt, Syria, Sudan, Morocco, Saudi Arabia |
| Ismaël | Spain, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast |
| Исмаэль | Russia |
Ismaël is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ismaël , character in Athalie; Ismael Qati , the fictional character from Tom Clancy's The Sum of All Fears and Ismael Ortega .
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ismaël boulliau French astronomer, FR (b. 1605) |
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ismaël de lesseps French fencer (1871-1915), FR (b. 1871) |
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| ismaël bou derba FR (b. 1823) |
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| ismaël adolphe clavel French painter, FR (b. 1845) |
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ismaël ben salah cherif French-Tunisian military, TN (b. 1901) |
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| ismaël bruining Dutch photographer, NL (b. 1864) |
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ismaël ferroukhi French Moroccan film director, FR (b. 1962) |
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ismaël kabacé samoura GN (b. 1952) |
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ismaël sacko Malian politician, ML (b. 1972) |
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valérien ismaël French association football player and manager, FR (b. 1975) |
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| ismaël touré Guinean politician, GN (b. 1925) |
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ismaël saidi Belgian film director, BE (b. 1976) |
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| ismaël aït djafer Algerian poet, DZ (b. 1929) |
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ismaël wagué Malian Military Officer, ML |
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ismaël devènes French racing cyclist, FR (b. 1982) |
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