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Isolde

/ih-ZOHL-dah/ FeminineGermanic

Meaning

Isolde is a feminine name of Germanic origin meaning “ice battle (probable)”.

Isolde, the Irish princess whose doomed love for Tristan haunts medieval romance and Wagner's opera, bears a name most often traced to Germanic elements meaning ice and battle, though Welsh roots have also been proposed. It remains one of the most tragic and beautiful names in European literature.

Rare everywhere; chosen mainly by lovers of opera and Arthurian legend.

At a glance

Origin
Germanic
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/ih-ZOHL-dah/
Themes
Ice

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Questions

  • Isolde is a feminine name of Germanic origin meaning “ice battle (probable)”. Isolde, the Irish princess whose doomed love for Tristan haunts medieval romance and Wagner's opera, bears a name most often traced to Germanic elements meaning ice and battle, though Welsh roots have also been proposed.

  • Isolde is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Rare everywhere; chosen mainly by lovers of opera and Arthurian legend.

  • The name Isolde comes from Germanic. Isolde, the Irish princess whose doomed love for Tristan haunts medieval romance and Wagner's opera, bears a name most often traced to Germanic elements meaning ice and battle, though Welsh roots have also been proposed. It remains one of the most tragic and beautiful names in European literature.

  • Isolde is pronounced ih-ZOHL-dah.

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  2. Boreas MasculineGreek“north wind”
  3. Crystal FeminineGreek“ice, clear ice”
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  5. Fuyuko FeminineJapanese“winter child”
  6. Haukea FeminineHawaiian“white snow”