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Израиль

“to struggle [with] + God”

Language context for this entry: Russian

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Origin: Hebrew
1 language context: Russian
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01 / Meaning & origin

About Израиль

Израиль is a masculine given name documented in Russian. English Wiktionary traces it to Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל via Ancient Greek. It is a form of Israel, for which English Wikipedia gives the components to struggle [with] + God.

2 source accounts

Hebrew origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “to struggle [with] + God”

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰσρᾱήλ (Isrāḗl, “Israel”), from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra'él, “Israel”).

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Wiktionary: ИзраильCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Russian Wiktionary: ИзраильCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: ИзраильCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (en): Israel (name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

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French Wiktionary accountSource-reportedDe l’hébreu יִשְרָאֵל, yisraël.

De l’hébreu יִשְרָאֵל, yisraël.

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French Wiktionary: ИзраильCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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Documented as a given name in Russian.

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03 / By the numbers

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04 / Through time

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q1399596CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ИзраильCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Russian Wiktionary: ИзраильCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: ИзраильCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (en): Israel (name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: ИзраильCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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Wikimedia Commons: File:Ru-Израиль.oggCC-BY-SA-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Израиль

2 source accounts

Hebrew origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “to struggle [with] + God”

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰσρᾱήλ (Isrāḗl, “Israel”), from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra'él, “Israel”).

Follow the language links in this account

Read from more recent borrowed forms toward older source forms. This is a derivation account, not a dated timeline.

Ancient Greek
Hebrew

Only explicit language links are shown. The full passage may also discuss word roots, comparisons or uncertain proposals.

Read the cited Wiktionary entry

Sources for this account (4)

Wiktionary: ИзраильCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Russian Wiktionary: ИзраильCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: ИзраильCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (en): Israel (name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

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French Wiktionary accountSource-reportedDe l’hébreu יִשְרָאֵל, yisraël.

De l’hébreu יִשְרָאֵל, yisraël.

Sources for this account (1)

French Wiktionary: ИзраильCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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Documented as a given name in Russian.

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Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q1399596CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ИзраильCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Russian Wiktionary: ИзраильCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: ИзраильCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (en): Israel (name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: ИзраильCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:Ru-Израиль.oggCC-BY-SA-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

Израиль

About Израиль

Hebrew origin

Where Израиль is used

Across borders

Russia

Popularity over time

History

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Израиль

About Израиль

Hebrew origin

Where Израиль is used

Across borders

Russia

Popularity over time

History

Israel

Israele

Israil

Ізраїль

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Израиль

Hebrew origin

Where Израиль is used

Across borders

Russia

Popularity over time

History

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A story to pass on.

About Израиль

Hebrew origin

Where Израиль is used

Across borders

Russia

Popularity over time

History

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

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