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Name Israel

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God contends, God rules

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About the name Israel in particular

Gender:	male
Languages of use:	English
Short forms:	Rael
Topics:	Asteroid 7507 Israel
US 2021 rank:	#234 ... 232:Griffin, 233:Nash, 234:Israel, 235:Steven, 236:Holden ... Full US 2021 list
Similarly written:	Ismael, Ismaël, Yisrael, Azrael, Isabel, Ísabel, Ishmael, Ismaele, Ismail, Ismail Details

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About Israel, the group of names with the same origin as Israel

Meaning/translation:	God contends, God rules
Language of origin:	Hebrew
Info about origin:	in the Bible Israel is the second name of Jacob, given to him by Yahweh after a fight with an angel
	the land Israel is named after him
Words:	sarah = to contend, to rule Hebrew
	el = God, the powerful Hebrew
Topics:	Old Testament
Variants' top ranks:	55:Israel Mexico 2010, 58:Rael Brazil 2022, 898:Yisroel USA 2019
Name variants:	Israel, Rael, Yisrael, Yisroel Sortable list Details

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Popularity lists that contain the name Israel

Series	Graph	Rankings
Brazil		2022 100
Mexico	Graph	2021 88, 2016 98, 2013 75, 2011 77, 2010 55, 2009 64, 2008 64
New Zealand		2012 91
Spain/Madrid	Graph	2005 98, 2004 86, 2003 94, 2002 81, 2001 72, 2000 82
USA decades	Graph	1990-1999 264, 1980-1989 301
USA yearly	Graph	2022 233, 2021 234, 2020 237, 2019 234, 2018 241, 2017 235, 2016 231, 2015 240, 2014 240, 2013 245, 2012 252, 2011 221, 2010 220, 2009 211, 2008 210, 2007 204, 2006 202, 2005 217, 2004 215, 2003 246, 2002 251, 2001 249, 2000 244, 1999 249, 1998 243, 1997 251, 1996 264, 1995 281, 1994 282, 1993 299

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