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Isidoro
Say it: ee-see-DOH-roh
Meaning
From Greek Isidōros 'gift of Isis'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 1,271 babies given this name since 1913
- At its height in 1929, about 1 in 44,800 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
- The Early Middle Ages400 to 800
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Isidro
| Portuguese | Isidoro |
|---|---|
| Catalan | Isidor |
Famous bearers
- Saint Isidore of Seville, scholar
- Saint Isidore the Laborer (San Isidro), patron of Madrid
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Calendars of saints and name days
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.