Isadora

[MaggieAtwood]

Loving this at the minute. What's the general mn opinion? Anyone know any Isadoras in rl?

Never met one, but does automatically conjure up Isadora Duncan - famous ballerina, infamous death by strangulation when her scarf got caught in the wheel of her car.....

Love Isadora - refreshing change to Isabella, Isabelle etc. Have never heard of Isadora Duncan or met one in RL - think it's due a comeback.

I like it a lot. Personally, I haven't got quite the flamboyance and style to carry it off but I think it's very pretty.

I know one. Not many of em around.

It makes me sing the theme tune to 'Wizadora'!

But, saying that, I still like it :) And Isadora Duncan is amazing too.

Ooo, Isadora Duncan great dancer, feminist and the muse of Sergei Yesenin. Awesome name!

Love it.

Murdered by her own scarf!!

Interesting dancer, awful death though and both her poor children drowned in an earlier accident.

I like it.

Isadora is a perfectly nice, serviceable name. BUT unless you stick to Dora strictly as a NN (love it!) she'll be one of many Izzys in her class/school as Isobel/Izabel/Isabelle etc as really common at the moment.

Love it. It's elegant and coolly classic.

Who cares about the famous Isadoras?

You can nn her Dolly! Only joking.

Pretty name, but also think of strangled ballerina

this was until very recently number one on list for daughter due next year.
currently at number 2 now :-)
i like it.... this is classic name. not overused.

Lovely, lovely name.

It reminds me of Wizadora, we adore her.

I do like the name though and I've never met anyone with the name.

It's the name I wanted for DD but DH wasn't keen. I think it's classic but not common, love it!

Not keen, sorry

Lovely. Lots of great nn potential.

I think Isadora is beautiful. I have heard of one whose parents call her Sadie for short, so that's another option.

I was just reading up on Isadora Duncan, I knew about the scarf but not that her two DC both died at the same time. (Drowning accident) How terrible, you'd just go mad, wouldn't you? :(

Oh I adore Isadora. If only DH would agree (and if only I had a girl).

I love the Isadora Duncan connotations - I know it's a tragic story but such a strong, interesting character.

Love it.

I think it's awful.

And it makes me sing 'Wizadora' too.

It makes me think of Isadora Duncan as well and was the reason I didn't choose it for dd3. I chose Isabella instead. Far more popular but I prefered popular to negative connotations. It's such a personal thing though - if it doesn't bother you it shouldn't matter.

I know a 4yo Isadora, it suits her, she is quite quirky. She is never Izzy or Dora either, always her full name.

And I've never heard of Isadora Duncan! Though personally I wouldn't be put off a name by something like that... But then I did call my DD Meredith because we love the name and its meaning, and according to many people on here the name is a no-no due to one tragic story.

I love Sadie as a nn Cheerful. Like the name even more now.

We already have a Clementine. Do Clementine and Isadora sound like sisters?