Where does “اسماعیل” come from?

اسماعیل (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل, from Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל, from Hebrew יִשְׁמַע, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

Ancestry of “اسماعیل”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	إِسْمَاعِيل	—
2	Hebrew	יִשְׁמָעֵאל	God hears, God will hear
3	Hebrew	יִשְׁמַע	—
4	Hebrew	אֵל	a God; God, deity; god, God
5	Hebrew	שמואל	—
6	Hebrew	שְׁמוּאֵל	—

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