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Ismay at a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- French
- Western numerology
- 22
- Indian numerology
- 1
- Characters
- 5
- Popular
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What does Ismay mean?
Ismay is a baby name with French context. Parents can review its meaning, origin, numerology, sibling ideas, and similar names before adding it to a shortlist. The recorded meaning is Feminine form of Esme: An Old French variant of the Latin 'aestimatus' meaning esteemed, or 'amatus' meaning loved.
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Brother names
Brothers for Ismay
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Sisters for Ismay
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