Israel

I've always pronounced the county as Is Ree Uhl, and I do the same for the name.

In Spanish, Israel is pronounced ees-rah-elle. It's a nice name, it flows smoothly and I would totally use it except I know many people would probably be a little iffy towards it. But this would be perfect for a middle name as well.

In my neck of the woods (which would be the Northeast America) Israel (both the country and the person) is pronounced "IHZ-ree-el". [noted -ed]

I prefer the true Hebrew version, Yis-RAH-el or Yis-rah-EL. Usually spelled Yisroel or Yisrael as a name.

This name is pronounced is-rah-ehl in Hebrew.