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 and Isadora are back: could it now be time for a more widespread revival of Isidore? In 2014, both Isidore and Isadore were on the list of fastest-rising names in the US.

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--Isidore was adopted by Spanish Jews to the point where it was almost their exclusive property.

In addition to the obvious Izzy, another traditional nickname is Dore/Dory.

# 898 in the US

Isidore Rank in US Top 1000

# 638 on Nameberry

Isidore Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Isidore Popularity

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

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