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Meaning and Origin
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Origin and Meaning of Isis
User Submitted Origins
Egyptian
64%
English
12%
African American
9%
Islamic/Muslim
3%
Akan
3%
Welsh
3%
Greek
3%
Zimbabwe
3%
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from New York, U.S., the name Isis is of Egyptian origin and means "Of Egyptian origin, Isis means 'woman of the throne'".
- A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Isis means "ISIS was a goddess in Egyptian mythology. She was a caring goddess who loved all. Even the envious brother set. Sister and wife of Osiris. They had a son named Horus. ISIS protected children healed the sick. She was goddess of life fertility and magic" and is of Egyptian origin.
- According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Isis is of Welsh origin and means "Royal woman".
- A user from Georgia, U.S. says the name Isis is of Egyptian origin and means "The throne".
- A user from New York, U.S. says the name Isis is of Egyptian origin and means "Magic".
- A submission from Norway says the name Isis means "Islamic state of iraq and syria" and is of Islamic / Muslim origin.
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun I"sis
Senses
- [Myth] The principal goddess worshiped by the Egyptians. She was regarded as the mother of Horus, and the sister and wife of Osiris. The Egyptians adored her as the goddess of fecundity, and as the great benefactress of their country, who instructed their ancestors in the art of agriculture.
- [Zoöl] Any coral of the genus Isis, or family Isidæ, composed of joints of white, stony coral, alternating with flexible, horny joints. See Gorgoniacea.
- [Astron] One of the asteroids.
Etymology: L., the goddess Isis, fr. Gr. �
Other Dictionary Sources
- Egyptian goddess of fertility; daughter of Geb; sister and wife of Osiris
Wiktionary
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἶσις (Îsis), from Egyptian ꜣst.
- (Egyptian mythology) An ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, worshiped as the ideal mother and wife and as the matron of nature and magic.
- (astronomy) 42 Isis, a main belt asteroid.
- (uncommon) A female given name
- (Egyptian mythology) An ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, worshiped as the ideal mother and wife and as the matron of nature and magic.
- (astronomy) 42 Isis, a main belt asteroid.
- (uncommon) A female given name
Back-formation from Tamesis (“Latin name for Thames”), from the assumption that the word was derived from a compound of Thame (“A tributary of the Thames”) and Isis.
- (Britain, especially Oxfordshire, otherwise, dated) The River Thames between its source and its confluence with the River Thame at Dorchester on Thames.
Isis was also found in the following language(s): Translingual, Danish, German, Latin, and Spanish
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Notable Persons Named Isis
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Notable Persons With the Last Name Isis
Notable Persons With the Last Name Isis
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