Isidore

Greek
"gift of Isis"

Isidore Origin and Meaning

The name Isidore is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "gift of Isis".

Isabel, Theodore, and Isadora are back: could it now be time for a more widespread revival of Isidore? Yet to see any big moves up the charts, Isidore was given to more than 30 boys in a recent year: twice the number it was given to a decade ago.

A common ancient Greek name belonging to several saints--including Saint Isidore the Ploughman, patron saint of Madrid and the great encyclopedist St. Isidore of Seville, whose work formed the basis of much medieval knowledge, it also appears in 19th century novel Villette by Charlotte Brontë, applied to a character to conceal his true, homely identity.

Historically common among Jewish communities, though Isaac, Isaiah, and Israel are now preferred, Isidore may make a rare yet approachable choice. Friendly nickname Izzy could be cool, while Dory and Sid are other options.

# 898 in the US

Isidore Rank in US Top 1000

# 644 on Nameberry

Isidore Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Isidore

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Famous People Named Isidore

  • Saint Isidore
    Archbishop of Seville
  • Saint Isidore the Laborer
    Spanish farmer
  • Isidore de Lara
    British composer
  • Isidore Singer
    Czech,American writer and activist
  • Isidore Geoffroy Saint
    Hilaire, French founder of ethnology
  • Isidore Dollinger
    U.S. Congressman from New York
  • Isidore of Kiev
    Greek Metropolitan
  • Isidore of Charax
    Greco,Roman geographer
  • Isidore of Alexandria
    Neoplatonist Philosopher
  • Isidore Ducasse (Comte de Lautréamont)
    French Poet and Writer
  • Israel Isidore Baline
    birth name of American composer Irving Berlin

The name Isidore in Pop Culture

  • Dr Isidore Einsam
    estranged husband to Glory Green and doctor to Katherine Cattleman in 'The Nowhere City' (1965) by Alison Lurie; prescriber of multiple orgasms
  • Isidore
    the musical duo of Steve Kilbey and Jeffrey Cain

International Variations of the name Isidore

  • Ecidro
    Italian
  • Esidoro
    Italian
  • Ysidoro
    Spanish
  • Isidor
    German
  • Chidro
    Italian
  • Ysidor
    Spanish
  • Isadoro
    Spanish
  • Esidor
    Italian
  • Cidro
    Italian
  • Isidro
    Spanish
  • Ishico
    Spanish
  • Sidro
    Spanish
  • Isiforos
    Greek
  • Isidorios
    Greek
  • Esidore
    Italian
  • Izidro
    Spanish
  • Icidro
    Spanish
  • Esidro
    Italian
  • Cedro
    Italian
  • Ixidor
    Basque
  • Izydor
    Polish
  • Ecedro
    Italian
  • Isdro
    Portuguese
  • Isidoro
    Spanish
  • Ysidro
    Spanish
  • Hisidro
    Italian