Given name

Isidorus

“a gift from the goddess Isis”·“a gift of Isis”

Isidorus is a variant of Isadore. One Greek interpretation is “a gift from the goddess Isis.” Isidorus is a variant of Isidore. One Greek interpretation is “a gift of Isis.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Isidorus is a variant of Isadore. One Greek interpretation is “a gift from the goddess Isis.” Isidorus is a variant of Isidore. One Greek interpretation is “a gift of Isis.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Isidorus is a variant of Isadore. An origin associated with Isadore is Greek.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

From Ancient Greek Ῑ̓σῐ́δωρος (“gift of Isis”), built from Ancient Greek Ἶσῐς + δῶρον.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Isidorus’s family of names

In Portuguese usage, Isidorus has a feminine form in Isadora. Isidorus has a related form in Isadore. In Portuguese usage, Isidorus has a feminine form in Isidora.

Walk Isidorus’s family in the name graph

IsidorusIsidoreIsadoreIsadoraIsidroIsidoroIsidorIzidorIsidorosIzydorIzidoriusИсидорΙσίδωρος

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Isidorus has relatives in 4 languages.

Portuguese

5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

People named Isidorus

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Isidorus, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Mythological

Isidoria

“a gift from the goddess Isis”

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Mythological

Izidoria

“a gift from the goddess Isis”

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Mythological

Iridiane

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Mythological

Ismenea

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Mythological

Ishtarra

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Isidorus’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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