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GirlPronounced German /i.ˈzɔl.də/; English /ɪ.ˈsoʊl.də/; English /ɪ.ˈzoʊl.də/; English /ɪ.ˈsoʊld/; English /ɪ.ˈzoʊld/; French /i.zɔld/Danish language family

Isolde

German form of Iseult, appearing in the 13th-century German poem Tristan by Gottfried von Strassburg.

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Isolde is a girl name.

Pronunciation: German /i.ˈzɔl.də/; English /ɪ.ˈsoʊl.də/; English /ɪ.ˈzoʊl.də/; English /ɪ.ˈsoʊld/; English /ɪ.ˈzoʊld/; French /i.zɔld/.

GenderGirl
PronunciationGerman /i.ˈzɔl.də/; English /ɪ.ˈsoʊl.də/; English /ɪ.ˈzoʊl.də/; English /ɪ.ˈsoʊld/; English /ɪ.ˈzoʊld/; French /i.zɔld/
Language familyDanish

Meaning and history

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.

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Usage: german, arthurian cycle

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