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 [ 3 syll. i-si-do-re, is-id-ore ] The boy name Isidore is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is IHZahDAOR KEY. Isidore is largely used in the English and French languages, and its origin is Old Greek. The name is of the meaning gift of Isis. From the elements 'doron' meaning gift ; 'Isis' meaning name of a goddess. The name is derived from Isidoros (Old Greek), which is from the Greek 'doron' (gift) and the Egyptian Isis, the name of an Egyptian goddess celebrated as the ideal mother and wife; she was also the wife and sister of Osiris and the mother of Horus. The name was popular with early Christians despite its pagan associations. It was borne by Saint Isidore of Seville (560-636), one of the great scholars of the early Middle Ages. It was often taken as the Christianized equivalent of the Jewish Isaiah then, but by the late Middle Ages, the name came to be perceived mainly as a Jewish name. The name was adopted by English speakers from the 19th century. The name Isidora (English, German, and Italian) is the female equivalent of Isidore. Isidor (German), Isidoro (Italian), Isidro (Spanish), and Izydor (Polish) are variants of Isidore. Other variants of Isidore include the pet forms Dory (English), Issy (English), Izzie (English), and Izzy (English). See also the related form, Isis (English and German). Isidore is uncommon as a baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 1914, 0.023% of baby boys were given the name Isidore. Its ranking then was #380. The baby name has since markedly fallen in popularity, and is now of infrequent use. Within all boy names in its group, Isidore was nonetheless the most popular in 2008. Isidore has in the past century been predominantly given to boys. Baby names that sound like Isidore include Isidoro (Italian), Isidro (Spanish), and Isidor (German). KEY: Pronunciation for Isidore: IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)"   |
