Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Ishmair + Wick
Spanish translation:
Ishmael (Ismail) + Wick
Added to glossary by
Clare Macnamara
Sep 2, 2005 06:38
18 yrs ago
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Ishmair + Wick
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First of all, I'd like to know if Wick is a first name's man in Scottish as I'm translating a scottish short film without subtitles or script and I understand something like Wick as if it was a proper name.
The same happens with something like Ishmair or so. Is it also a proper name? What is its origin?
Thank you very much for your collaboration. I'm so thankeful.
The same happens with something like Ishmair or so. Is it also a proper name? What is its origin?
Thank you very much for your collaboration. I'm so thankeful.
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| 4 +2 | Ishmael (Ismail) + Wick |
Clare Macnamara
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| 3 | Ismael? |
Bonita Mc Donald
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Ishmael (Ismail) + Wick
Wick is the name of a town in Scotland, but it is also a (rather unusual) boy's first name: Wick: A boy's name. An Anglo-Saxon word meaning "A Castle".
www.alternativebabynames.com/index.php?goto=nthroughz - 62k
Ishmael
Gender: Boy
Pronunciation: EES-mah-el
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: "God listens."
Notes: Biblical: the son of Abraham by Sarah's Egyptian slave woman Hagar. Among his descendants were Bedouin tribes and Mohammed (seventh century), founder of Islam. Literary: because Ishmael was cast out to wander in the desert, the name is often used symbolically, as in Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick." Ismael is the Spanish form; Ismail is Arabic.
Variants: Ismael, Ismail, Ysmael, Ysmail
www.thinkbabynames.com/name/1/Ishmael - 10k
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Note added at 1 hr 11 mins (2005-09-02 07:49:09 GMT)
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I don't know if you're looking for a translation or just an explanation but I don't think proper names should be translated, even if there is an equivalent in the target language.
www.alternativebabynames.com/index.php?goto=nthroughz - 62k
Ishmael
Gender: Boy
Pronunciation: EES-mah-el
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: "God listens."
Notes: Biblical: the son of Abraham by Sarah's Egyptian slave woman Hagar. Among his descendants were Bedouin tribes and Mohammed (seventh century), founder of Islam. Literary: because Ishmael was cast out to wander in the desert, the name is often used symbolically, as in Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick." Ismael is the Spanish form; Ismail is Arabic.
Variants: Ismael, Ismail, Ysmael, Ysmail
www.thinkbabynames.com/name/1/Ishmael - 10k
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Note added at 1 hr 11 mins (2005-09-02 07:49:09 GMT)
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I don't know if you're looking for a translation or just an explanation but I don't think proper names should be translated, even if there is an equivalent in the target language.
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Ismael?
If the other character you mention is of a Hispanic origin, Ismael is a rather well-known and popular name in some Spanish-speaking countries.
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