Name changes due to the Islamic State

[5] In 2016, the University of Economics, Prague decided to rename its online information system from ISIS to InSIS (Integrovaný Studijní Informační Systém).

[6] Also in 2016, Cornell University's Isis2 Distributed Computing Library was renamed "Vsync" to eliminate any suggestion of connections to the Islamic terrorist group.

After observing relevant drop in stock and to avoid confusion, the company finally decided to change its name to Ionis Pharmaceuticals.

Staff said that recruiting from the Middle East was made difficult by the name, and that people searching for their website may be put at risk.

[28] The FX animated series Archer — first aired in 2009, revolves around the fictional International Secret Intelligence Service (ISIS).

[29] A French rock band changed their name from Isis Child to Angel's Whisper as the attention on ISIL had overshadowed them on search engines.

[32] Japanese light novel, manga, anime series Infinite Stratos also sometimes sparked controversy[example needed] because its abbreviated name was "IS" — which sometimes confused with the Islamic State.

[35] In November 2015, a soldier with the Canadian Armed Forces initially refused to sign a participatory certificate for nine-year-old Isis Fernandes who was attending a school field trip.

[36] The British television series Downton Abbey featured a dog named Isis after an Ancient Egyptian goddess, who became ill in the show around the same time as other entities sought to distance themselves from ISIL/ISIS.

Actor Hugh Bonneville repudiated claims that the dog was being killed off due to its name, saying "Anyone who genuinely believes the series five storyline (1924) involving the animal was a reaction to recent world news is a complete berk.