Around the globe, Israël (Israel 
, ישראל 
, Israël 
) is a widespread masculine given name. The forename Israël is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Mexico, where it is a common masculine name, Puerto Rico, where it is quite a common male name, and Bolivia (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is commonest in Mexico, Brazil, and Nigeria. Also, Israël is the last name as well as the forename.
Israël is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| Israel | Mexico, Spain, Nigeria, Brazil, United States |
| ישראל | Israel |
| Israël | Germany, United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Dominican Republic |
| Исраэль | Ukraine, Russia, Lithuania, Israel |
Israël is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jacob , the in Genesis, a son of Isaac, also known as Israel; the patriarch of the Israelites, The Qur’an and Israel Hands , the fictional character from Treasure Island.
| israël du limousin FR (b. 950) |
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israël henriet French print publisher, draughtsman, etcher, and painter (1590-1661), FR (b. 1590) |
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israël silvestre French artist (1621-1691), FR (b. 1621) |
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| israël de paull book printer in the Dutch Republic (b. 1632) |
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| israël antoine aufrère (1667-1758), Minister of the French Church in London, FR (b. 1667) |
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israël lagerfelt Swedish agronomist, SE (b. 1754) |
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| israël segallas (b. 1714) |
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israël kiek Dutch photographer (1811-1899), NL (b. 1811) |
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israël zeitoun Tunisian rabbi (b. 1840) |
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| israël erlangen rabbi (b. 1790) |
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israël landry Canadian musician and editor, CA (b. 1843) |
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| israël cornelius bexell SE (b. 1785) |
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| israël bédarride French lawyer (1798-1869), FR (b. 1798) |
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israël lévi French rabbi, FR (b. 1856) |
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israël querido Dutch writer (1872-1932), NL (b. 1872) |
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