![]() Isis receives Io, a wall painting from Pompeii. | |
Gender | female |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Ancient Egypt |
Meaning | name of Ancient Egyptian goddess |
Isis is a female first name.
The initial popularity of the name derived from its association with the goddess Isis of the Egyptian pantheon.[1] Her strong character has subsequently been adopted as an axiom among feminists.[citation needed]
Isis ranked among the top 1,000 names for newborn girls in the United States between 1994 and 2014, reaching peak popularity in 2005, when it was the 522nd most popular name for baby girls. The name was among the 1,000 most popular names for newborn girls in England and Wales at different points between 2012 and 2013; among the top 100 most popular names for newborn girls in the Netherlands between 2008 and 2013; and among the top 100 names for newborn girls in Portugal at different points between 2012 and 2018.[2] Since 2014, the name Isis has decreased significantly due to negative associations with the jihadist terrorist organization Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)[3][4] [5]