Isolde

alliejo725

Any thoughts on this old literary name? Is it pretty or strange? Off-beat in a good way, or dusty?

citychicks

I love it. But I like the old and unused.

strangebird

I love, love, love it. I actually prefer the original Iseult, but I have a version of this name on my short list.

veganxangel

Love! Its on my super long list. I think its the namenerd's Isabella.

alliejo725

veganxangel:

Love! Its on my super long list. I think its the namenerd's Isabella.

LOL. I love that!

Can I also ask how everyone pronounces it? It has a couple varients, and I'm just curious.

I'm really feeling this name today. We'll see if DH likes it.

alliejo725

veganxangel:

Love! Its on my super long list. I think its the namenerd's Isabella.

LOL. I love that!

Can I also ask how everyone pronounces it? It has a couple varients, and I'm just curious.

I'm really feeling this name today. We'll see if DH likes it.

alliejo725

strangebird:

I love, love, love it. I actually prefer the original Iseult, but I have a version of this name on my short list.

That's pretty. And it's actually easier to pronounce than it looks at first glance (assuming I'm pronouncing it right).

strangebird

I pronounce it iss-oldthe. The D is very soft, blending into the -the and I do pronounce the -e as a half-syllable.

 

ETA: Iseult is pronounced similarly: I think iss-owlt would be the closest phonetic spelling. (Not 'ow' as in the word 'owl,' but 'ow' as in the word owe.)

MCMoo23

I really like it. I think it's definitely an under used name, but really pretty. 

forensicmama

It's a nice name.

sunnyday016

I think it's pretty, but it kind of looks like you're trying too hard to be different.

strangebird

sunnyday016:

I think it's pretty, but it kind of looks like you're trying too hard to be different.

I just pictured what you'd say if you saw our short list--lol: )

scoutkate

 

If I met an Isolde I would assume her parents were quirky and very well-educated. 

braveangel2

I like it - definitely under-appreciated.

Ivana_Stolichnaya

I won't beat around the bush...I don't like it. 

HolyMoley

Love the name, but would never use it for  my own LO.

anna7602

I really like it. I pronounce all the vowels as they are sounded out in Spanish, no idea how the name is pronounced by English speakers.

Ee-sol-deh.

loveyoubean

As in the movie Tristan and Isolde?  Obviously that is the first thing I think of...

globetrotting7

makes me think of tristan and isolde....

alliejo725

loveyoubean:

As in the movie Tristan and Isolde?  Obviously that is the first thing I think of...

.....You do know Tristan and Isolde is an Arthurian legend, right? That they didn't just make up some story and some names for the sake of putting James Franco in a movie, right?

HolyMoley

alliejo725:

loveyoubean:

As in the movie Tristan and Isolde?  Obviously that is the first thing I think of...

.....You do know Tristan and Isolde is an Arthurian legend, right? That they didn't just make up some story and some names for the sake of putting James Franco in a movie, right?

Not that making a movie just so we can enjoy James Franco is a bad thing....

 

waterfly

alliejo725:

loveyoubean:

As in the movie Tristan and Isolde?  Obviously that is the first thing I think of...

.....You do know Tristan and Isolde is an Arthurian legend, right? That they didn't just make up some story and some names for the sake of putting James Franco in a movie, right?

 

*applauds*

still_a_bride

I like it, but the only "problem" is that it can be pronounced different ways.  I've heard it "iss-sold" and "iss-sold-eh" and then the way a PP said about the d and "the" sound running together.  

strangebird

still_a_bride:

I like it, but the only "problem" is that it can be pronounced different ways.  I've heard it "iss-sold" and "iss-sold-eh" and then the way a PP said about the d and "the" sound running together.  

It has only two possible pronunciations in English. A three-syllable iss-old-eh, when the -e is pronounced as its own syllable and a two-syllable iss-old, where the -e is basically ignored. Those are both accepted as correct English pronunciations.

The pronunciation I described is not an English pronunciation and that's why it seems different. Whenever you're dealing with a name that is foreign, there are going to be differences in pronunciation based on the laws of phonetics from two different languages.

In this case, I don't think it would be a big deal, especially since most Americans are now familiar with the basic story of Tristan and Isolde . . . thanks be to James Franco's good looks, apparently.

alliejo725

HolyMoley:

alliejo725:

loveyoubean:

As in the movie Tristan and Isolde?  Obviously that is the first thing I think of...

.....You do know Tristan and Isolde is an Arthurian legend, right? That they didn't just make up some story and some names for the sake of putting James Franco in a movie, right?

Not that making a movie just so we can enjoy James Franco is a bad thing....

 

Haha...Touche!

KeriMichaelMarie

Classic! (It's an Opera) Just don't have another named Tristan.

pronounced: ISS-old