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Unusual old german name possibly meaning ice or iron maiden.

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My Maternal Grandmother's sister is called Ina Ismay (Chirstian names) Razey (Surname) but is known to her family as Dinah although her friends know her as Ina. Either way she is rarely called Ismay although she prefers to be addressed (when written to) as II Razey. It seems like such a shame as I think Ismay is a beautiful name and would love to name a daughter Ismay. The name sounds somewhat exotic although she was born and raised in a rural area of Great Britain and her younger sister is named, the very traditional, Joyce. My understanding is that Ismay is normally a male name derived from Ishmael but to me it sounds very feminine.

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Character in the novel "World without end" by Ken Follett. Ismay (featured part) is 13 and her parents have died because of the plague. She prostitutes herself because she is starving.