Ishmerai as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ishmerai

What is the meaning of the name Ishmerai ?

The baby name Ishmerai is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ISH-MER-eye (ɪʃˈmɛraɪ).

Ishmerai is Hebrew in Origin.

Ishmerai is a rare Biblical Hebrew masculine name meaning “He will guard me” or “He protects me.” It derives from the root shamar, “to keep, watch, or preserve,” combining the imperfect prefix yi- (“he will”) with the first-person suffix -i (“me”), an implied reference to divine protection. The name appears in the Hebrew Bible within the Benjamite genealogies in 1 Chronicles, identifying it as an ancient Israelite personal name.

Use beyond scripture has remained very uncommon. In modern times it appears sporadically among Jewish and some Christian families seeking distinctive Old Testament choices, and occasionally in Israel. Variant transliterations include Ishmeray, Yishmerai, and Yishmeray. Related or cognate forms built on the same root include Shemariah/Shmariah (and the longer Shemariahu/Shmaryahu, “Yah has guarded”) and Shemer. Overall, Ishmerai conveys a quietly strong message of safeguarding and preservation with deep biblical resonance.

⚙ Ishmerai is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Ishmerai appears only 1 time in total — found in 1 country. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.