Ismay

See also: ismay

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪzmeɪ/[1]

Etymology 1

Matronymic surname from a somewhat rare female given name found in the 13th century.

Proper noun

Ismay (plural Ismays)

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
Statistics
  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Ismay is the 142811st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 158 individuals.

Etymology 2

From an amalgamation of the personal names Isabella and May.

Proper noun

Ismay

  1. A small town in Custer County, Montana, United States.

References

  1. ^ Ross, Alan S. C. (1970), “Ismay”, in How to pronounce it[1], London: Hamish Hamilton, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 110.

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