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Esmail

/es-MAH-eel/Swahili · a boy’s name

Arabic-derived form of Ishmael, traditionally understood as God hears

How to say it
es-MAH-eel
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

EsmailIsmailIsmael

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