Meaning & Origin
A taxonomic genus within the family Isididae – typical deep-sea bamboo corals.
Isis is a girl's and boy's baby name of Egyptian origin, from the ancient Egyptian Aset or Eset, meaning "throne" or "she of the throne." Isis was the most important goddess in ancient Egyptian religion — goddess of magic, healing, motherhood, and the sky — wife of Osiris and mother of Horus.
Isis carries an extraordinary mythological heritage as one of the most widely worshipped goddesses of the ancient world, whose cult spread from Egypt across the entire Roman Empire. In the United States, the name's use has declined significantly since the 2014 rise of the militant group ISIS, though its ancient divine meaning remains one of the most powerful in world mythology.