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Iseult
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English
Alternative forms
en Isolde
Etymology
en fro -, the name of the queen who fell in love with Tristan in medieval romance Tristan and Iseult, perhaps from en cel -, of uncertain meaning, possibly en cel-bry-pro *Adsiltia she who is gazed upon; compare cy syllu and ga súil.709Peter Berresford Ellis, Celtic Women: Women in Celtic Society and Literature. W.B. Eerdmans Pub., June 27, 1996.Rosemarie Lühr, Tristan im Kymrischen, p. 147, in: Xenja von Ertzdorff (ed.), Tristan und Isolt im Spätmittelalter. Vorträge eines interdisziplinären Symposiums vom 3. bis 8. Juni 1996 an der Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (= Chloe. Beihefte zum Daphnis, vol. 29). Amsterdam and Atlanta, GA (Rodopi) 1999, pp. 141–168. Otherwise from en gem -, equivalent to en goh is ice + goh hiltja battle (from en gmw-pro *hildi).
Pronunciation
en /ɪˈsuːlt/ /ɪˈzuːlt/
Proper noun
en female Germanic languages.
en 1988 John Brady A Stone of the Heart St Martin's Press 0312018290 9 Just as he finished, the daughter came in, Iseult. A name out of the past, a darkly Celtic presence: jet-black hair, the same as Minogue had had, tall.
Translations
female given name
Chinese: zh 伊索尔德
Cornish: kw Eseld f
Dutch: nl Isolde
Esperanto: eo Izolda
French: fr Iseult, fr Yseult
Old French: fro Ysolt
German: de Isolde
Greek: el Ιζόλδη
Irish: ga Iosóid
Italian: it Isotta
Japanese: ja イゾルデ Izorude
Polish: pl Izolda f
Romanian: ro Isolda f
Spanish: es Isolda, es Iselda, es Iseo
Welsh: cy Esyllt
en Arthurian legend
References
Anagrams
en eilstu Lieuts Šilutė utiles tuiles lustie sutile Lieuts. Suliet
French
Alternative forms
fr Iseut
fr Yseult
Pronunciation
Iseut
Proper noun
f
fr female Iseult
Anagrams
fr tuiles, fr utiles