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Girl · Uncertain, through Norman French
Ismay
Say it: IZ-may
Meaning
Origin uncertain; often connected with Latin Ismenia, but the source is not settled.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
A medieval Anglo-Norman name found in English and Scottish noble families and later surviving as a surname.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 52 babies given this name since 1916
- At its height in 1920, about 1 in 149,800 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Ismenia, Isemay, Ysmay
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Where this comes from
- Medieval European charters and records
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.