Names like Israel
Israel is a three-syllable Hebrew name that ends in -el. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Three syllables, ending the same way as Israel.
Ismael Hebrew · variant of Ishmael, "God will hear"
Gabriel Hebrew · traditionally "God is my strength," from Gavriel; the archangel of the Annunciation, honored in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam alike, at home in a dozen languages from French to Portuguese. Gabe keeps it casual
Samuel Hebrew · traditionally "God has heard," from Shemuel, the prophet whose mother prayed for a son and named him for the answer; a pillar of Jewish, Puritan, and Victorian naming that has never left the American top 100. Sam is the friendliest of short forms
Adriel Hebrew · "flock of God"
The same roots
Also Hebrew names, from the tradition Israel comes from.
Rafael Hebrew · God has healed
Jaziel Hebrew · Hebrew biblical name (1 Chronicles), traditionally translated as 'strength of God'
Aziel Hebrew · traditionally interpreted as 'God is my strength', related to Uzziel/Azriel
Misael Hebrew · biblical name (Mishael), 'who is like God'
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Israel, on a similar curve.
Uriel Hebrew · God is my light
Yisroel Hebrew · Ashkenazi form of Israel, meaning wrestles with God
Osiel Hebrew · traditionally 'God is my strength'
Abdiel Hebrew · servant of God
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