Isadora
Isadora is a female given name and a variant of Isidora .
Origin and meaning
Isadora is a feminine form of Isidoros / Isidor . It comes etymologically from the Hellenistic Greek and is composed of the name of the Egyptian goddess Isis and the Greek word “δῶρον” ( doron ), German “gift”, ie gift from Isis .
- Origin of the spread of the name
Saint Isidora / Isadora was martyred during the persecution of Christians under the Roman emperor Decius or Valerian . Her sister Neophyta died with her. This happened around AD 251 or 258.
Name days
Name days are April 17th and May 1st
Well-known namesake
- Isadora Duncan (1877-1927), American dancer
- Isadora Cerullo (* 1991), Brazilian-American rugby player
- Isadora Williams (* 1996), American figure skater
- Isadora of Egypt († around 365), saint
- Isadora of Lentini , saint
See also
- Isadora (film) , feature film from 1968 by Karel Reisz about Isadora Duncan
- Linux Mint 9 Isadora , code name of version 9 of Linux Mint
- Isidora la federala y mazorquera narration by Hilario Ascasubi in 431 verses
- Isidora Sekulić Prize Yugoslav or now Serbian literature prize
- Isadora (Missouri) , location in Missouri, United States
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ babynamewizard.com
- ↑ [1] ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Isadora in the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints
- ↑ a b Date: April 17. catholic.de
- ↑ Calendar - May 1st - Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints. In: www.heiligenlexikon.de. Retrieved December 5, 2017 .
- ↑ May 1st heiligenlexikon.de
