Isidore Forename

12,989th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 75,504 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Burundi

Isidore Forename Definition:

A male name. Greek 'Ισίδωρος; the meaning of the first element is doubtful, the second is from δώρος ‘gift’. The name was fairly common in ancient Greece, and it was early established in Spain, where it was the name of two notable saints, St Isidore of Seville (560-636), a voluminous writer, and St Isidore, the Ploughman who lived in the 11th or 12th C.

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Isidore Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo
99%
 
22,1111:3,339481
Burundi-10,1381:977312
Cameroon
100%
9,2421:2,338452
Benin
100%
7,9271:1,334319
Rwanda
100%
6,0431:1,882412
Togo-2,9671:2,440399
Madagascar
100%
2,7211:8,6841,463
Ethiopia
100%
1,9651:49,6494,746
United States
100%
1,6681:217,3487,528
Nigeria
97%
 
1,4671:121,0396,349
Burkina Faso
100%
1,4271:12,8801,289
France
98%
 
1,1451:58,0531,653
Ivory Coast
99%
 
9121:25,3032,179
Chad
100%
8031:16,9342,591
Ghana
100%
6741:40,0392,307
Canada
100%
6321:52,4263,384
Senegal
99%
 
5511:26,4631,414
Mali
100%
3871:43,8702,498
Congo
98%
 
3331:15,0431,720
Belgium
100%
2431:47,2842,387
Gabon-2411:7,8151,376
Zimbabwe
100%
2391:64,5355,229
Philippines
98%
 
2361:449,19315,507
Papua New Guinea
100%
2191:37,2253,661
Georgia
100%
1711:21,8621,507
South Africa
96%
 
1481:368,46419,472
India
100%
1471:8,264,476265,603
French Polynesia-1191:2,335505
England
98%
 
951:585,29411,759
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
661:20,6282,420
Saint Lucia
98%
 
521:3,420605
Malaysia
83%
 
501:608,99924,959
Uganda
100%
491:835,85615,656
Switzerland
100%
341:241,5735,210
New Caledonia
100%
221:12,2801,140
Dominican Republic-191:549,01414,985
Brazil
95%
 
191:11,275,587133,736
Italy
100%
141:4,361,57821,991
Greece-121:911,2129,057
Liberia
100%
121:367,67210,977
United States Virgin Islands-111:9,9771,310
Guinea
100%
101:1,185,8653,458
Haiti-101:1,072,69514,984
Malawi
100%
91:1,901,3689,999
Abkhazia
100%
91:27,0471,264
Ireland
92%
 
91:515,9476,644
Central African Republic-91:501,710504
Kenya-81:5,788,38930,473
Zambia-81:1,981,84920,512
United Arab Emirates-81:893,99927,106
Germany
75%
 
81:12,084,73438,839
Peru
100%
61:5,298,57637,737
Grenada
100%
51:21,6252,009
Thailand
100%
51:14,013,163173,193
Gambia-41:481,649818
Australia-41:3,414,40625,298
South Ossetia
100%
31:17,850685
Luxembourg
100%
31:188,0163,003
Mexico
100%
31:41,381,47674,307
Monaco-31:12,8221,634
Netherlands
100%
31:5,634,02829,480
China-31:455,351,92789,064
Niger
100%
31:6,394,66547,369
Norway-31:1,710,77619,445
Guyana-21:381,63118,312
Singapore-21:3,143,52727,876
Venezuela
100%
21:15,100,946147,145
Israel
96%
 
21:4,201,45930,777
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Lebanon
100%
11:5,627,57119,299
Aruba-11:103,7802,838
Wales
100%
11:3,094,30916,222
Wallis and Futuna-11:13,529157
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Tanzania-11:52,788,31985,066
Syria-11:19,306,0759,560
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Jersey-11:99,9802,122
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Somalia-11:13,525,8677,760
Slovenia-11:2,458,7586,723
Sierra Leone-11:7,088,6631,497
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Scotland
100%
11:5,350,36624,769
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Russia
100%
11:144,233,704184,271
Qatar-11:2,369,60559,530
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Oman-11:4,108,66712,526
Equatorial Guinea-11:1,137,6891,044
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260

Isidore (13,202) may also be a surname.

Isidore Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Greek 'Ισίδωρος; the meaning of the first element is doubtful, the second is from δώρος ‘gift’. The name was fairly common in ancient Greece, and it was early established in Spain, where it was the name of two notable saints, St Isidore of Seville (560-636), a voluminous writer, and St Isidore, the Ploughman who lived in the 11th or 12th C. The name was adopted by the Spanish Jews, and outside Spain is mainly a Jewish name. It has been used in the Blake family of Menlough from the mid-17th C to the present day. The f. forms Isidora, Isadora are occasionally used.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

(L. Isidorus). From’ Ισιδωρος, which some translate ‘strong gift.’ The name signifies ‘gift (δωρον) of Isis.’

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Greek (masculine) - Gift of Isis.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

A Greek name, meaning: Gift of Isis.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Isidore Forename Popularity

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Aisidore935/
Hisidore933/
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Isidorea931/
Gisidore931/
Eisidore931/
Ishidore931/
Isidoire931/
Isidorer931/
Oisidore931/
Isidor9228,595/
Aisiddore881/
Isidora8674,548/
Isidord861,143/
Isidoor86824/
Isidort86545/
Izidore86300/
Esidore86107/
Isidory86106/
Isidori8683/
Hisidor8677/
Issidor8673/
Isedore8658/
Ysidore8653/
Isisdor8622/
Ishidor868/
Eisidor864/
Isid'or864/
Isidhor864/
Isidour863/
Ijidore863/
Isidare863/
Jsidore862/
Isidere862/
Aisidor861/
Isaidor861/
Isidorh861/
Isidure861/
Isiedor861/
Isydore861/
Iszidor861/
Igidore861/
Isidorio801,556/
Aisidora80279/
Hisidora8048/
Isidoris8041/
Hisidord8027/
Issidora808/
Isidhora807/
Hisidort804/
Eisidora802/
Essidore801/
Issidory801/
Isidarie801/
Isidor'd801/
Isisdort801/
Hysidore801/
Hesidore801/
Hizidore801/
Izcidore801/
Issydore801/
Icidores801/
Izidor773,790/
Esidor77458/
Ysidor77127/
Ijidor77110/
Isedor7773/
Isidar7762/
Isydor7739/
Jsidor7710/
Ixidor774/
Igidor771/
Aisidoris7516/
Eisidoris751/
Yissidora751/
Isidorova751/
Itsidoris751/
Hissiedor751/
Isisdoris751/
Hisidorio751/
Ysidora714,382/
Izidora711,502/
Izidory71382/
Izidori71318/
Esidora71297/
Isidhar71139/
Izidord71137/
Isedora7199/
Icidora7154/
Esidord7134/
Izidort7134/
Esidort7127/
Isidaur719/
Isydora717/
Icedore716/
Isidura715/
Ejidore715/
Ezidore715/
Esidori714/
Hizidor714/
Hysidor714/
Izydore714/
Isidara714/
Icydore714/
Izzidor713/
Ishidar713/
Iseador712/
Isedoor712/
Easidor712/
Exidore712/
Egidore711/
Aysidor711/
Esydore711/
Esedore711/
Escidor711/
Esidere711/
Esidoor711/
Esidory711/
Esisdor711/
Eusidor711/
Aisidar711/
Aisedor711/
Aishidoris711/
Ysidord711/
Ysidort711/
Isedord711/
Isedort711/
Isgidar711/
Issidar711/
Isidard711/
Isidari711/
Isideri711/
Isydord711/
Hisedor711/
Higidor711/
Izidhor711/
Izidoor711/
Izidorh711/
Igidort711/
Jsidoor711/
Jsidora711/
Izidorio672,419/
Aysidora6725/
Esidorio6720/
Isidario6716/
Hicidora677/
Aisedora677/
Aicidora675/
Isidhara674/
Isidaris673/
Hesidora672/
Eysidora672/
Isydorio672/
Eesidora671/
Ejsidora671/
Aisydora671/
Isederea671/
Ishidhar671/
Isidhari671/
Isyddora671/
Hysidora671/
Hysidord671/
Hesidare671/
Hesidord671/
Hizidord671/
Hizidori671/
Izidoris671/
Isideriu671/
Isedorio671/
Isadaora671/
Isadoara671/

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