Ishmael

From Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל‎ (yishma'él (yišmāʿēl), “God hears, God will hear”).

Ishmael

1. (Abrahamic religions) The eldest son of Abraham and his wife's handmaiden Hagar who were cast out after the birth of Isaac; traditionally the ancestor of the Arabs via the Ishmaelites.
   • 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 16:15

     And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.

2. A male given name.
   • 1851, Herman Melville, chapter 1, in Moby-Dick:

     Call me Ishmael.

3. (type) An outcast.
   • 1932 The Magnet - Bunter's Night Out

     His new friend was evidently a young Ishmael - his hand against every man and every man's hand against him.

• Ismail

• Melisha