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Help[Opinions] Isolde
What do you think of Isolde? I saw the movie Tristan and Isolde last night, and it got me wondering about this name? I don't like Tristan though.. in theory it's a nice name, but it's tacky to me for the present. So anyway, Isolde?
Caroline :-)
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Caroline :-)
Come a little bit closer, Hear what I have to say Just like children sleepin, We could dream this night away. But there’s a full moon risin, Let’s go dancin in the light"
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I think Isolde is a real grower.
My first reaction is always "Yuck." I instinctively dislike the sound because it's so unfamiliar. No other names (or words I can think of) have that strange "oll-duh" sound.
But now that I've said it a few times in my head, I'm getting used to it. I'd spell it Isolda,, which is so much easier to pronounce.
I also think Iseult (when ih-ZOOLT) would sound great as a middle name, since it's stressed on the second syllable. And I love the look of Eseld, though I don't know how to say it.
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My first reaction is always "Yuck." I instinctively dislike the sound because it's so unfamiliar. No other names (or words I can think of) have that strange "oll-duh" sound.
But now that I've said it a few times in my head, I'm getting used to it. I'd spell it Isolda,, which is so much easier to pronounce.
I also think Iseult (when ih-ZOOLT) would sound great as a middle name, since it's stressed on the second syllable. And I love the look of Eseld, though I don't know how to say it.
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This message was edited 1/17/2006, 8:15 AM
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I've never liked it. It's nothing personally against the name, just something about the sound that puts me off.
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Sounds harsh to me.
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I've been seeing this name around the boards a lot lately. I like the way it looks but I'm not sure I like how it sounds. I think I have to get used to it a little more.
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I don't know how to pronounce this name so I'm just going to assume that it is like "I Sold" which sounds absolutely horrible. Add a middle name to that like Isolde Jane, it automatically comes out to "I Sold Jane". I might be pronouncing this wrong but at first glance that is what it comes out to...
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It sounds pretty but I don't think I would name my kid that.
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I'm loving the name Isolde right now! It was watching the trailer for that movie that really made the name Isolde seem pretty to me. I love the way they pronounce it in the movie EE-zold instead of like BtN say: i-ZOL-de (English), i-SOL-de (English), ee-ZAHL-du (German)
Tristan is one of my favorite names right now but I don't think I could really use either Tristan or Isolde on my child, not yet. The reason: there are so many other great names out there that I really want to use! But I wouldn't mind using Isolde on a dear pet or for a story character. :)
Tristan is one of my favorite names right now but I don't think I could really use either Tristan or Isolde on my child, not yet. The reason: there are so many other great names out there that I really want to use! But I wouldn't mind using Isolde on a dear pet or for a story character. :)
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I adore the name Isolde. I have a thing for "I" girl names, and this one adds Celtic mythology. A very enchanting name.
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How are you pronouncing it? I'm saying izz-old but I'm not sure it's right.
Caroline :-)
Come a little bit closer, Hear what I have to say Just like children sleepin, We could dream this night away. But there’s a full moon risin, Let’s go dancin in the light"
Caroline :-)
Come a little bit closer, Hear what I have to say Just like children sleepin, We could dream this night away. But there’s a full moon risin, Let’s go dancin in the light"
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I say, "ih-ZOLE-da." But "izz-OLE-da" is so close it doesn't make a difference. That "e" on the end is pronounced.
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Oh good, someone else who pronounces it like I do. :) I always thought this was the "correct" pronunciation, but after seeing the trailer for the movie (haven't seen the movie yet), I wasn't so sure. In the trailer it's pronounced ee-ZOLD, and many here at this site agreed on that pronunciation as well, but I prefer ih-ZOLE-dah (or something similar). But, I guess it is possible that all of these are correct -- they're pretty much all listed on this site as valid pronunciations of Isolde. :b
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I looked at BTN
And it didn't list it that way.
And it didn't list it that way.
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