Izidor as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Izidor

What is the meaning of the name Izidor ?

The baby name Izidor is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɪzɪdɔr/ (IZ-i-dor).

Izidor is Greek in Origin.

Izidor is the Slavic and Central European form of Isidore, from Greek Isídōros (Isidoros) via Latin Isidorus, built from Isis + dōron “gift,” thus “gift of Isis.” In Christian usage the theophoric element was often softened, yielding the simplified gloss “gift” or, by folk etymology, “gift of God.”

Carried across Europe by late antique and medieval saints, the name gained prestige through Isidore of Seville (7th-century scholar and Doctor of the Church) and Isidore the Farmer, patron of Madrid (San Isidro), securing calendar presence and periodic revivals. Izidor appears in Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Romanian, Hungarian, Czech, and Slovak contexts; related forms include Polish Izydor, German/Scandinavian Isidor, French/English Isidore, and Iberian/Italian Isidoro. Alternative English spellings Isadore/Isador also occur. Feminine counterparts are Isidora and Isadora. Modern nicknames include Izzy and, in Slavic settings, Izo. The name balances classical erudition with a spare, pan-European profile.