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

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'. 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

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. Isidora is the feminine form of the name.

Pre-modern era

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Religious figures

* Isidorus (2nd century AD), pagan Egyptian priest * Isidore, son of

Basilides Basilides ( Greek: Βασιλείδης) was an early Christian Gnostic religious teacher in Alexandria, Egypt who taught from 117 to 138 AD, notes that to prove that the heretical sects were "later than the catholic Church," Clement of Alexandr ...

, the Egyptian Christian Gnostic (2nd century AD) * Isidore of Chios (died 251), Roman Christian martyr * Isidore of Scetes (died c. 390), 4th-century Egyptian Christian priest and desert ascetic *

Isidore of Alexandria Isidore of Alexandria also called Isidore of Gaza (; also Isidorus ; ; ) was a GreekEncyclopædia BritannicaIsidore of Alexandria (Greek philosopher)/ref> philosopher and one of the last of the Neoplatonists. He lived in Athens and Alexandria tow ...

(died 403), Egyptian Christian priest, saint *

Isidore of Pelusium Isidore of Pelusium (, 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 Fathers. Isidore is known to us for his letters, writte ...

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

Isidore of Seville Isidore of Seville (; 4 April 636) was a Spania, Hispano-Roman scholar, theologian and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seville, archbishop of Seville. He is widely regarded, in the words of the 19th-century historian Charles Forbes René de Montal ...

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

Isidore the Laborer Isidore the Laborer, born Isidro de Merlo y Quintana, also known as Isidore the Farmer () ( – 15 May 1130), was a Mozarab farmworker who lived in medieval Madrid. Known for his piety toward the poor and animals, he is venerated as a Catholic pa ...

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

Isidore I of Constantinople Isidore I of Constantinople (; died February or March 1350) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1347 to 1350. Isidore was a disciple of Gregory Palamas. Early life Isidore was an ethnic Greek born in Thessaloniki during the la ...

(died 1350), Greek Ecumenical Patriarch (1347–1350) * Isidore II of Constantinople (died 1462), Greek Ecumenical Patriarch (1456–1462) *

Isidore of Kiev Isidore or Isidor of Kiev, also known as Isidore of Thessalonica (1385 – 27 April 1463), was a prelate of Byzantine Greek origin. From 1437 to 1441, he served as the metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus', based in Moscow, after being chosen by ...

(1385–1463), Greek religious leader and theologian

Others

Isidore of Charax Isidore of Charax (; , ''Isídōros o Charakēnós''; ) was a Greek geographer of the 1st century BC and 1st century AD, a citizen of the Parthian Empire, about whom nothing is known but his name and that he wrote at least one work. Name Isidore ...

(fl. 1st century), Greek geographer *

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

Isidore of Miletus Isidore of Miletus (; Medieval Greek pronunciation: ; ) was one of the two main Byzantine Greek mathematician, physicist and architects ( Anthemius of Tralles was the other) that Emperor Justinian I commissioned to design the cathedral Hagia Sop ...

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

Isidore (inventor) Isidore or Isidor of Kiev, also known as Isidore of Thessalonica (1385 – 27 April 1463), was a prelate of Byzantine Greeks, Byzantine Greek origin. From 1437 to 1441, he served as the List of metropolitans and patriarchs of Moscow, metropol ...

, 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 – September 19, 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, ...

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

Isidor Bajic Isidore ( ; also spelled Isador, Isadore and Isidor) is a masculine given name. The name is derived from the Greek name ''Isídōros'' (Ἰσίδωρος, latinized ''Isidorus'') and can literally be translated to 'gift of Isis'. The name has survi ...

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

Isidore Bakanja Isidore Bakanja (c. 1887 – 15 August 1909) was a Congolese Catholic layman and bricklayer who suffered martyrdom in 1909 and was beatified on 24 April 1994 by Pope John Paul II. Due to the nature of his martyrdom, he is sometimes referred t ...

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

Isidor George Beaver Isidor George Beaver (December 1859 – 24 October 1934), sometimes misspelt "Isidore" and "Beevor", and frequently initialised as "J. G. Beaver", was an architect from England who had a substantial career in Adelaide, South Australia and Melbou ...

(1859–1934), British-born Australian architect *

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 ...

(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 recor ...

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

Isidore Ducasse Isidore ( ; also spelled Isador, Isadore and Isidor) is a masculine given name. The name is derived from the Greek name ''Isídōros'' (Ἰσίδωρος, latinized ''Isidorus'') and can literally be translated to 'gift of Isis'. The name has survi ...

(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-American carpenter who was convicted of the abduction and murder of Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., the 20-month-old son of aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife Anne Mo ...

(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, Film director, director, Film producer, producer, and composer known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons ...

(1906–1995), American cartoonist *

Isidore Goldblum Isidore Israel Goldblum (, ''Israel Isser Goldblum''; 26 June 1863 – 2 March 1925), also known by the pen names Peraḥ Zahav () and Yafaz (), was a Hebrew writer and bibliographer. Biography Isidore Israel Goldblum was born to a Jewish family ...

(1863–1925), Polish Hebrew writer and bibliographer *

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 Isidor Arthur Gunsberg (also spelled ''Günzberg'', ; 1 November 1854 – 2 May 1930) was a Hungarian chess player, best known for narrowly losing the 1891 World Chess Championship match to Wilhelm Steinitz. Biography Gunsberg began his caree ...

(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. Cantor was one of the prominent entertainers of his era. Some of h ...

, American performer and comedian * Isadore Gilbert Jeffery (1840-1919), American poet, lyricist *

Isidor Kaufmann Isidor Kaufmann (, ; 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 Eastern Europe in search of scenes of Jewish, often Hasidic l ...

(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 nation ...

(1885–1941), Hungarian football player and coach *

Isadore Gilbert Mudge Isadore Gilbert Mudge (March 14, 1875 – May 16, 1957) was ranked by the magazine '' American Libraries'' as one of the top 100 important leaders that libraries have had in the 20th century. Mudge was a defining influence on what a contemporar ...

(1875–1957), American librarian * Isidore Newman (fl. 1903), founder of the

Isidore Newman School Isidore Newman School is a private, nondenominational, coeducational college preparatory school located on an campus in the uptown section of New Orleans, Louisiana. History Isidore Newman School was founded in 1903 by Isidore Newman, a New ...

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

(1898–1988), Galician-born American physicist and Nobel laureate * Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (1758-1794), French lawyer and revolutionary *

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). Afte ...

(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 Mathemat ...

(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 Ge ...

(1858–1939), American lawyer * Isidore Spielmann (1854–1925), British art critic and exhibition organizer * I. F. Stone (1907–1989), American investigative journalist * Isidor Straus (1845–1912), co-owner of Macy's, drowned in the sinking of RMS ''Titanic'' * Isador Samuel Turover (1892–1978), Belgian-American chess master * Chief Isadore (fl. 1860s), leader of the Ktunaxa/Kootenay people in the Tobacco Plains War * Isidor Burakh a fictional character from the video game "Pathologic Classic" (2005),"Pathologic Classic HD" (2015) and "Pathologic 2" {{given name Theophoric names English masculine given names Masculine given names French masculine given names