Isidore ( ; also spelled Isador, Isadore and Isidor) is an English and French masculine given name. The name is derived from the Greek name ''Isídōros'' (Ἰσίδωρος) and can literally be translated to "gift of

Isis Isis (; ''Ēse''; ; Meroitic: ''Wos'' 'a''or ''Wusa''; Phoenician: 𐤀𐤎, romanized: ʾs) was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. Isis was first mentioned in the Old Kingd ...

." The name has survived in various forms throughout the centuries. Although it has never been a common name, it has historically been popular due to its association with

Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

figures and among the

Jewish diaspora The Jewish diaspora ( he, תְּפוּצָה, təfūṣā) or exile (Hebrew: ; Yiddish: ) is the dispersion of Israelites or Jews out of their ancient ancestral homeland (the Land of Israel) and their subsequent settlement in other parts of t ...

. Isidora is the feminine form of the name.

Pre-modern era

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Religious figures

Isidore of Alexandria Isidore of Alexandria (; also Isidorus ; el, Ἰσίδωρος ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς; ) was a GreekEncyclopædia BritannicaIsidore of Alexandria (Greek philosopher)/ref> philosopher and one of the last of the Neoplatonists. He lived in Athen ...

(died 403), Egyptian priest, saint *

Isidore of Chios Isidore of Chios was an Egyptian Christian soldier martyred on the island of Chios in 251 during the persecutions ordered by the Roman emperor Decius. His feast day is commemorated on May 14. Life and martyrdom His life is the subject of several ...

(died 251), Roman Christian martyr *

Isidore of Scété Saint Isidore of Scetes (died ) was a 4th-century A.D. Egyptian Christian priest and desert ascetic. Isidore was one of the Desert Fathers and was a companion of Macarius the Great. John Cassian lists him as the leader of the one of the four mon ...

(died c. 390), 4th-century A.D. Egyptian Christian priest and desert ascetic *

Isidore of Pelusium Isidore of Pelusium ( grc-gre, Ἰσίδωρος ὁ Πηλουσιώτης, d. c.450) was born in Egypt to a prominent Alexandrian family. He became an ascetic, and moved to a mountain near the city of Pelusium, in the tradition of the Desert Fat ...

(died c. 449), Egyptian monk, saint and prolific letter writer *

Isidore of Seville Isidore of Seville ( la, Isidorus Hispalensis; c. 560 – 4 April 636) was a Spanish scholar, theologian, and archbishop of Seville. He is widely regarded, in the words of 19th-century historian Montalembert, as "the last scholar of ...

(c. 560–636), Catholic saint and scholar, last of the Fathers of the Church and Archbishop of Seville *

Isidore the Laborer Isidore the Labourer, also known as Isidore the Farmer ( es, San Isidro Labrador) (c. 1070 – May 15, 1130), was a Spanish farmworker known for his piety toward the poor and animals. He is the Catholic patron saint of farmers and of Madrid, El ...

(c. 1070–1130), Spanish religious leader *

Isidore I of Constantinople Isidore I (? – February or March 1350) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1347 to 1350. Isidore Buchiras was a disciple of Gregory Palamas. Early life Isidore was an ethnic Greek born in Thessaloniki during the latter part of ...

(died 1350), Greek Ecumenical Patriarch (1347–1350) *

Isidore II of Constantinople Isidore II Xanthopoulos ( el, ), (? – 31 March 1462) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1456 to 1462. Life Little is known about the life and the patriarchate of Isidore except that he was an ethnic Greek and member of Greek comm ...

(died 1462), Greek Ecumenical Patriarch (1456–1462) *

Isidore of Kiev Isidore of Kiev, also known as Isidore of Thessalonica or Isidore, the Apostate ( el, ; russian: Исидор; uk, Ісидор; 1385 – 27 April 1463), was a prelate of Byzantine Greek origin. From 1437 to 1441 he served as the Metropolitan ...

(1385–1463), Greek religious leader and theologian

Others

Isidore of Charax Isidore of Charax (; grc, Ἰσίδωρος ὁ Χαρακηνός, ''Isídōros o Charakēnós''; la, Isidorus Characenus) was a Greco-Roman geographer of the 1st century BC and 1st century AD, a citizen of the Parthian Empire, about whom noth ...

(fl. 1st century), Greek geographer *

(died c. 520), Greco-Egyptian philosopher *

Isidore of Miletus Isidore of Miletus ( el, Ἰσίδωρος ὁ Μιλήσιος; Medieval Greek pronunciation: ; la, Isidorus Miletus) was one of the two main Byzantine Greek architects (Anthemius of Tralles was the other) that Emperor Justinian I commissioned ...

, Greek architect who co-designed the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople from 532 to 537 *

Isidore (inventor) Isidore (russian: Исидор) was a 15th-century Greek Orthodox monk, who allegedly produced the first genuine recipe of Russian vodka while being detained in Chudov Monastery in Moscow circa 1430, according to the hypothesis proposed by the Russ ...

, according to legend the Russian Orthodox monk erroneously credited with producing the first genuine recipe of Russian vodka, c. 1430

Modern world

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Isidore Gordon Ascher Isidore Gordon Gottschalk Ascher (1835–1914) was a Scottish-Canadian novelist and poet. He was born in Glasgow in 1835, the eldest son of Isaac Gottschalk Ascher and brother to Jacob Ascher. His family moved to Canada in 1841, and Isidore rece ...

(1835–1933), British-Canadian novelist and poet *

Isidor Bajic Isidore ( ; also spelled Isador, Isadore and Isidor) is an English and French masculine given name. The name is derived from the Greek name ''Isídōros'' (Ἰσίδωρος) and can literally be translated to "gift of Isis." The name has survived ...

(1878–1915), Serbian composer, pedagogue and publisher *

Isidore Bakanja Isidore Bakanja (c. 1887 – 15 August 1909) was a Congolese Catholic layman who suffered martyrdom in 1909 and was beatified on 24 April 1994 by Pope John Paul II. Life Bakanja accepted the Christian faith at eighteen years of age through ...

(c. 1885–1909), beatified martyr in the Belgium Congo *

Isadore Coop Isadore "Issie" Coop (1926–2003) was a Canadian architect and a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, with a reputation for highly functional, cost-effective architecture. A student of the famed American-German architect Ludwig M ...

(1926-2003), Canadian architect *

Isador Coriat Isador Henry Coriat (December 10, 1875 – May 26, 1943) was an American psychiatrist and neurologist of Moroccan-Jewish descent. He was one of the first American psychoanalysts. Biography He was born in Philadelphia in 1875 as the son of Harry ...

(1875–1943), American psychiatrist and neurologist *

Ivor Cutler Ivor Cutler (born Isadore Cutler, 15 January 1923 – 3 March 2006) was a Scottish poet, singer, musician, songwriter, artist and humorist. He became known for his regular performances on BBC radio, and in particular his numerous sessions recorde ...

(born Isadore; 1923–2006), Scottish poet, songwriter and humorist *

Isidore Ducasse Isidore ( ; also spelled Isador, Isadore and Isidor) is an English and French masculine given name. The name is derived from the Greek name ''Isídōros'' (Ἰσίδωρος) and can literally be translated to "gift of Isis." The name has survived ...

(1846-1870), French poet best known under the nom de plume of Comte de Lautréamont * Isidor

Izzy Einstein Isidor "Izzy" Einstein (1880–1938) and Moe W. Smith (1887–1960) were United States federal police officers, agents of the U.S. Prohibition Unit, who achieved the most arrests and convictions during the first years of the alcohol prohibition ...

(1880–1938), American federal police officer during the Prohibition era *

Isidor Fisch Bruno Richard Hauptmann (November 26, 1899 – April 3, 1936) was a German-born carpenter who was convicted of the abduction and murder of the 20-month-old son of aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife Anne Morrow Lindbergh. The Lindbergh kidna ...

(1905–1934), German associate of Bruno Hauptmann * Isadore

Friz Freleng Isadore "Friz" Freleng (August 21, 1905May 26, 1995), credited as I. Freleng early in his career, was an American animator, cartoonist, director, producer, and composer known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons on the ''Looney Tunes'' and '' ...

(1906–1995), American cartoonist *

Isador Goodman Isador Goodman AM (27 May 19092 December 1982), frequently misspelled Isidor Goodman, was a South African-Australian Jewish pianist, composer and conductor. He became a household name in Australia in the 1930s-1970s, taught at the New South Wal ...

(1909–1982), South African-Australian musician and composer *

Isidor Gunsberg Isidore ( ; also spelled Isador, Isadore and Isidor) is an English and French masculine given name. The name is derived from the Greek name ''Isídōros'' (Ἰσίδωρος) and can literally be translated to "gift of Isis." The name has survived ...

(1854–1930), Hungarian chess player * Isidore Itzkowitz (1892–1964), better known as

Eddie Cantor Eddie Cantor (born Isidore Itzkowitz; January 31, 1892 – October 10, 1964) was an American comedian, actor, dancer, singer, songwriter, film producer, screenwriter and author. Familiar to Broadway, radio, movie, and early television audiences, ...

, American performer and comedian *

Isidor Kaufmann Isidor Kaufmann ( hu, Kaufman(n) Izidor, he, איזידור קאופמן; 22 March 1853 in Arad – 1921 in Vienna) was an Austro-Hungarian painter of Jewish themes. Having devoted his career to genre painting, he traveled throughout Easte ...

(1853–1921), Austro-Hungarian painter of Jewish themes *

Izidor Kürschner Izidor "Dori" Kürschner, in Brazil primarily known as Dori Kruschner, (29 June 1885 – 8 December 1941), was a Hungarian football player and coach. As player he was successful with Budapest club MTK, and also played for the Hungary nationa ...

(1885–1941), Hungarian football player and coach * Isidore Newman (fl. 1903), founder of the

Isidore Newman School Isidore Newman School is a private, nondenominational, co-educational college preparatory school located on an campus in the uptown section of New Orleans, Louisiana. Jeré Longman of ''The New York Times'' described Isidore Newman as "one of ...

Isidor Philipp Isidor Edmond Philipp (first name sometimes spelled Isidore) (2 September 1863 – 20 February 1958) was a French pianist, composer, and pedagogue of Jewish Hungarian descent. He was born in Budapest and died in Paris. Biography Isidor Philipp ...

(1863–1958), Hungarian-French pianist, composer and pedagogue *

Isidor Isaac Rabi Isidor Isaac Rabi (; born Israel Isaac Rabi, July 29, 1898 – January 11, 1988) was an American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1944 for his discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance, which is used in magnetic resonance im ...

(1898–1988), Galician-born American physicist and Nobel laureate *

Isidor Rosenthal Julius Isidor Rosenthal (16 July 1836 – 2 January 1915) was a German physiologist who was a native of Labischin. In 1859 he received his doctorate from the University of Berlin, where he was a student of Emil du Bois-Reymond (1818–1896). Aft ...

(1836–1915), German physiologist *

Isadore Singer Isadore Manuel Singer (May 3, 1924 – February 11, 2021) was an American mathematician. He was an Emeritus Institute Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Professor Emeritus of Mathematic ...

(1924-2021), American mathematician *

Isador Sobel Isador Sobel (August 28, 1858 – October 25, 1939) was a Jewish-American lawyer from Pennsylvania. Life Sobel was born on August 28, 1858, in New York City, New York, the son of merchant Semel Sobel and Cecelia King. His parents were both Ger ...

(1858–1939), American lawyer *

Isidore Spielmann Sir Isidore Spielmann, CMG (London 21 July 1854 – 1925) was a British civil engineer turned art connoisseur, impresario and exhibition organizer. Early life Isidore Spielmann was born into a Jewish family in London in 1854, the son of the ...

(1854–1925), British art critic and exhibition organizer *

I. F. Stone Isidor Feinstein "I. F." Stone (December 24, 1907 – June 18, 1989) was an American investigative journalist, writer, and author. Known for his politically progressive views, Stone is best remembered for ''I. F. Stone's Weekly'' (1953–1971), ...

(1907–1989), American investigative journalist *

Isidor Straus Isidor Straus (February 6, 1845 – April 15, 1912) was a Bavarian-born American Jewish businessman, politician and co-owner of Macy's department store with his brother Nathan. He also served for just over a year as a member of the United State ...

(1845–1912), co-owner of Macy's, drowned in the sinking of RMS ''Titanic'' *

Isador Samuel Turover Isador (Isaac) Samuel Turover (Sochaczew, 8 July 1892 – 16 October 1978) was an American chess master. Biography Born to a Jewish family in Poland, he moved to Belgium and then to the United States. He was a champion of Baltimore from 1918 to ...

(1892–1978), Belgian-American chess master * Chief Isadore (fl. 1860s), leader of the Ktunaxa/Kootenay people in the Tobacco Plains War {{given name Theophoric names English masculine given names French masculine given names