Isidora or Isadora is a female given name of

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origin, derived from Ἰσίδωρος, ''Isídōros'' (a compound of Ἶσις, ''Ísis'', and δῶρον, ''dōron'': "gift of

he goddess He or HE may refer to: Language * He (pronoun), an English pronoun * He (kana), the romanization of the Japanese kana へ * He (letter), the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets * He (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic script called ''He'' ...

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 Kin ...

"). The male equivalent is

Isidore 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 ...

. The name survived the suppression of the worship of the Egyptian goddess Isis in the newly Christianized

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, and is, among others, the name of several Christian saints. Similar "gift" names include the Greek " Theodore" ("gift of God"), the

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" Mithradates" ("gift of

Mithras Mithraism, also known as the Mithraic mysteries or the Cult of Mithras, was a Roman mystery religion centered on the god Mithras. Although inspired by Iranian worship of the Zoroastrian divinity (''yazata'') Mithra, the Roman Mithras is link ...

") and

Datis Datis or Datus ( el, Δάτης, Old Iranian: *Dātiya-, Achaemenid Elamite: Da-ti-ya), was a Median noble and admiral who served the Persian Empire during the reign of Darius the Great. He was familiar with Greek affairs and maintained connecti ...

("gift"), and the

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

"Matanya" ("gift of Jah"). The

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"gift" names are ultimately derived from the *'' PIE'' root ''*deh₃-'', "to give". It was the ninth most popular name for baby girls in

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People

* Saint Isidora, Christian 4th century saint and nun *

Isadora Bennett Isadora Bennett (July 21, 1900 – February 8, 1980) was a publicity agent for modern dance theatre. Her work has been considered significant for establishing modern dance. Her clients included Martha Graham, José Limón, José Greco, Americ ...

(1900–1980), American publicity agent for modern dance theatre *

Isidora Bjelica Isidora Bjelica ( sr-Cyrl, Исидора Бјелица; 10 December 1966 – 5 August 2020) was a Serbian prose writer, playwright and public figure. Early life and career Bjelica was born in Sarajevo where she graduated from gymnasium. She t ...

, (born 1967 - 2020), Serbian writer *

Isadora Cerullo Isadora Cerullo (born 24 March 1991) is a Brazilian-American rugby sevens player. Early life and education Cerullo was raised in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her parents immigrated to the United States from Brazil in the last years of the country ...

(born 1991), Brazilian-American rugby sevens player *

Isadora Duncan Angela Isadora Duncan (May 26, 1877 or May 27, 1878 – September 14, 1927) was an American dancer and choreographer, who was a pioneer of modern contemporary dance, who performed to great acclaim throughout Europe and the US. Born and raised in ...

(1877 or 1878–1927), American dancer *

Isadora Newman Isadora Newman (April 23, 1878 – 1955) was an American artist, poet, writer, playwright and storyteller. She was born and raised in New Orleans and her work reflected the influences of her youth, particularly the African American and Creole cul ...

(1878–1955), American artist, poet, writer, playwright and storyteller *

Isidora Niemeyer Isidora Niemeyer (born 26 December 2001) is a Chilean rower. Niemeyer competed at the 2019 Pan American Games where she won a gold medal in the Women's Quadruple sculls event and a silver medal in the Lightweight Women's Double Sculls event. She ...

(born 2001), Chilean rower * Isidora Sekulić (1877–1958), Serbian writer and adventurer * Isadora Williams (born 1996), Brazilian-American figure skater * Isidora Zegers (1803–1869), Spanish artist and composer * Isadora Zubillaga (born 1968), Venezuelan diplomat and activist.

Fictional characters

* Isadora Quagmire, in the ''

A Series of Unfortunate Events ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' is a series of thirteen children's novels written by American author Daniel Handler under the pen name Lemony Snicket. The books follow the turbulent lives of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire. After th ...

'' novel series * Isadora Smackle, in the American television series ''

Girl Meets World ''Girl Meets World'' is an American comedy television series created by Michael Jacobs and April Kelly that premiered on Disney Channel on June 27, 2014. The series ran for three seasons, consisting of 72 episodes, and concluded on January 20 ...

'' * Isadore Daniels, in the American film ''

Jump In! ''Jump In!'' is a 2007 Disney Channel Original Movie, which premiered on January 12, 2007. It was released on Disney Channel UK on April 27, 2007. The film, starring Corbin Bleu and Keke Palmer, revolves around a young boxer, Izzy Daniels (Bleu ...

'' * Isidora is the main antagonist in the DLC ‘’Curse of the Pharaohs’’ for the 2017 game ‘’ Assassin's Creed: Origins’’

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