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مِشْعَل
Mishal
MISH-al
“Torch, lamp, beacon.”
About Mishal
Mishal is a Muslim baby child's name meaning "torch, lamp, beacon" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ش-ع-ل meaning 'to kindle, to light'. A mish'al is a torch or lantern — a name for one who lights the way.
Masculine in the Gulf (Mishaal), feminine in South Asia — genuinely unisex.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Either
Also spelled
Mishaal, Mish'al, Meshal
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Mishal is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Mishal
- What does the name Mishal mean?
- Mishal (مِشْعَل) means "Torch, lamp, beacon". From the Arabic root ش-ع-ل meaning 'to kindle, to light'. A mish'al is a torch or lantern — a name for one who lights the way.
- Is Mishal a name from the Qur'an?
- Mishal does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Mishal a boy or a girl name?
- Mishal is a unisex name — it's given to both boys and girls across the Muslim world.
- Where does the name Mishal come from?
- Mishal is an Arabic name, built on the root letters SH-ʿ-L. Masculine in the Gulf (Mishaal), feminine in South Asia — genuinely unisex.
- How is Mishal spelled?
- Mishal is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (مِشْعَل) is also written Mishaal, Mish'al, and Meshal. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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