Isolde

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
The name Isolde means "ice ruler" or "fair lady".
Pronunciation
EE-ZAWLD(French)
Isolde is pronounced as "i-SAWLD-ə" or "IZ-əld" in English.
ee-ZAWL-də(German)
i-SOL-də(English)
i-SOLD(English)
i-ZOL-də(English)
i-ZOLD(English)
Popularity
Isolde is not a very common name and is ranked as #7,186 in the United States. However, it is quite popular in Germany and Austria.

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Isolde Name meanings & History

The name Isolde has Germanic and Celtic origins. It is believed to have been derived from the Celtic name Esyllt or Isolde, or the German name Iseult. The name Isolde means "ice ruler" or "fair lady". German form of Iseult, appearing in the 13th-century German poem Tristan by Gottfried von Strassburg. In 1865 the German composer Richard Wagner debuted his popular opera Tristan und Isolde and also used the name for his first daughter. The name Isolde is often used by parents who are looking for a unique and romantic name for their baby girl.

Zodiac Sign of Isolde: I love you Taurus

Synonyms of Isolde:

I: Involved,Indulgence,Intimate

S: Social Standing,Sensuality,Security,Solidity,Sex,Status,Success

O: Obsolete,Obsessive,Obstinate,Ostentatious,Organized

L: Languid,Legal,Lovely,Luscious,Liaison,Lover,Lazy

D: Demanding,Dutiful,Determined,Daddy,Domestic,Doting

E: Entertain,Enliven,Environment,Exaggerate,Enlighten,Expressive

Isolde is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Complex name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

2.) Isolde (Female)

Usage: Welsh

Meanings: (Welsh) beautiful

Other Forms: Isolda


3.) ISOLDE (Female)

Usage: German

Meanings: Derived from the Old High German Isold, a compound name composed of the elements is (ice) and waltan (to rule): hence, “ruler of the ice.” (EE-SOL-DEH)


4.) Isolde (Female)

Usage: Welsh

Meanings: (Welsh) fair lady. Literature: also known as Iseult, a princess in the Arthurian legends; a heroine of medieval romance.

Other Forms: Isault, Isolad, Isolda, Isolt, Izolde, Izolt


5.) ISOLDE (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: Of debated origin and meaning, Isolde might be derived from the Old High German Isold, a compound name composed of the elements is (ice) and waltan (to rule): hence, “ruler of the ice.” Alternatively, it could be a variant of the Welsh Esyllt (beautiful, fair). The name is borne in medieval legend by an Irish princess who was betrothed to King Mark of Cornwall. Through a magic potion, she became the beloved of Tristram, who was married to another Isolde. Var: Iseult, Isolt, Yseult, Ysolt. (IH-SOLD-EH, IH-SOLD)


6.) ISOLDE (Female)

Usage: Welsh

Meanings: Of debated origin and meaning, Isolde may be derived from the Old High German Isold, a name composed of the elements is (ice) and waltan (to rule): hence, “ruler of the ice.” Alternatively, it is also used as a variant of the Welsh Esyllt (beautiful, fair) and is often used in English versions of tales from Welsh legend. See ESYLLT. (IH-SOLD)


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