The ringing sound of the name of the Egyptian and Phoenician goddess Isis meant several companies worldwide adopted it as their name.

However, when, earlier this year, the Islamic State group, formerly part of al-Qaeda, gained prominence as a terrorist group operating in Iraq and Syria, many international companies were left with no choice but to change their brand to avoid an inadvertent association.

So far, Malta seems to have been spared from the problem. Mark Miceli Farrugia, CEO and founder of Meridiana Wine Estate, whose Chardonnay Isis, is the company’s signature white wine, said there were no plans to change the name.

“[The name] has not been a problem for us and it has not affected the market at all,” Mr Miceli Farrugia said.

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