Yasiel as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Yasiel

What is the meaning of the name Yasiel ?

The baby name Yasiel is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: /jaˈsjel/ (ya-si-EL); English approximations: /jəˈsiːəl/ (yuh-SEE-el) or /jɑˈsiːəl/ (yah-SEE-el).

Yasiel is Arabic, Spanish in Origin.

Yasiel is a modern Spanish-language rendering of the biblical Hebrew name Jasiel/Jaasiel (Hebrew Ya‘asi’el), attested in 1 Chronicles 11:47. Built from the verb ‘asah “to make, to do” plus the theophoric element ’El “God,” it is commonly interpreted as “God has made,” “God acts,” or “whom God has made.”

Though anchored in the Bible, the Yasiel spelling emerged in the late 20th century within Spanish-speaking communities, especially the Caribbean. It remained uncommon until the 2010s, when Cuban outfielder Yasiel Puig brought the name wider attention in the United States, prompting a brief rise in baby-name charts. The name is chiefly masculine. Variants and cognates include Jasiel, Jaasiel, Jaziel, Yaziel, Yassiel, and Yaciel; related -iel forms include Ezekiel and Daniel. Typical pronunciations are yah-SEE-el in Spanish and yah-SEE-əl or yah-ZEE-əl in English.