Isis (given name)
For other uses, see Isis (disambiguation).
Isis is a female first name.
Meaning
The initial popularity of the name derived from its association with the goddess Isis of the Egyptian pantheon. Her strong character has subsequently been adopted as an axiom among feminists.
However, from 2014, the name Isis has decreased in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand due to the name sometimes being affiliated with the Islamic terrorist organization Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Since then, there have been name changes made by women with the name.
Given name
- Isis Casalduc (born 1981), Puerto Rican beauty pageant titleholder and model
- Isis Finlay (1934–2007), 1954 Miss Cuba
- Isis Gomes (born 1985), Brazilian model
- Isis Holt, athlete
- Isis King or Isis Tsunami (born 1985), contestant on America's Next Top Model
- Isis Nyong'o, Kenyan American media and technology leader in Africa
- Isis Pogson (1852–1945), British astronomer and meteorologist
- Isis Rodriguez, painter
- Ísis Valverde (born 1987), Brazilian actress
Surname
- María Isis (María Jesús), daughter of Mexican army general Agustín de Iturbide
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