What does Israel mean?

Israel means "he who struggles with"

How do we pronounce Israel?

Israel \i-srae(l), is-ra-el\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Israel is pronounced as IHZReyahL or IHZRiyahL in English 1.

1 Pronunciation for Israel: IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"

What is the origin of Israel?

Israel is largely used in English and Hebrew, and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Israel is of the meaning he who struggles with God, God contends, God rules. Biblical name derived from the elements 'sarah' to struggle, to contend, to rule ; 'el' God, powerful. Yisrael (Hebrew) is an older form of the name. The name was borne by the second son of Jacob in the Bible, who wrestled with an angel and was thereafter given the name by God. The land of Israel is named after him, as are his descendants. The name was adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century, but is today mostly a Jewish name. Israel has 17 variant transcriptions that are used in both English and other languages. English variant transcriptions Iser meaning of name, name Israelea origin, Israelee pronounciation, short names for Israeleigh, name Israeley meaning, baby name Israeli, Israelie meaning and origin, Israely name, Isreal meaning of name, baby name Isser, what does the name Issy mean (used in Hebrew too), Izrael meaning and origin, and baby name Izreal. Other English variants the pet forms Izzie meaning and origin and Izzy pronounciation (used in Hebrew too). Israil name (Russian) and Yisrael name popularity (Hebrew) are variant transcriptions of Israel that are used in other languages. Israel is popular as a baby name for boys, and it can also be regarded as fairly trendy. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1940s. At the modest height of its usage in 2006, 0.087% of baby boys were named Israel. Its ranking then was #203. In 2010, its usage was 0.079% and its ranking #220, and it was the most regularly used within all boy names in its group.

The following famous people share the name Israel:

  • Comedian Eddie Cantor, born Israel Iskowitz, January 31, 1892 - October 10, 1964, New York City, New York
  • Composer Irving Berlin, born Israel Baline, 11 May 1888 - 22 September 1989, Temum, Russia
  • Musician Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, born 20 May 1959 - 26 June 1997.

List of baby names Israel:

name Israelee, short names for Israeleigh, name Israeley origin, name Israeli, name Israelie, meaning of Israely, name Israil meaning (Russian), Israelea name variations, Izrael pronounciation, what does the name Isreal mean (English), and nicknames for Izreal.

The baby name Israel fun facts:

The name Israel in reverse order is "Learsi".

The numerological value of the name Israel is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Israel?

Israel is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.08%
20130.08%
20120.08%
20110.08%
20100.08%
20090.09%
20080.09%
20070.09%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames