Ishmael Family History
Ishmael Name Meaning
Assyrian/Chaldean West Indian (mainly Trinidad and Tobago) and African (mainly Nigeria): from the Biblical personal name Ishmael Hebrew Yishma’el borne by the first son of the patriarch Abraham and his handmaiden Hagar. The name's meaning in Hebrew is translated literally as ‘God has hearkened’. Compare Esmail Ismael and Ismail .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022