Israel - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Israel \i-s

is pronounced IS-rah-el. It is of Hebrew origin. Possibly "God perseveres, contends". Biblical: when Jacob, son of Isaac, was in his nineties, God changed his name to Israel as a token of blessing. His 12 sons became the ancestors of the Israelite nation. Author Israel Shenker.

Israel has 1 variant form: Yisrael.

Baby names that sound like Israel are Azrael, Azriel, Azryel and Azreel.

Israel is a very common first name for men (#399 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#2962 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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