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Gender
Feminine
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Origin of the Name Isolde
Welsh
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Usage of the Name Isolde
German, English, Celtic Mythology
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Meaning of the Name Isolde
The name Isolde is probably derived from a Welsh word meaning "beautiful".
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Famous Bearers
Isolde is the name of several characters in the Arthurian story of Tristan and Isolde.
The most prominent is Isolde of Ireland, the wife of Mark of Cornwall and adulterous lover of Sir Tristan.
Bearers of the name include Isolde Kurz (1853 - 1944), a German poet and writer;
Isolde Frölian (1908 - 1957), a German Olympic gymnast;
Isolde Kostner (born 1975), an Italian Olympic Alpine skier.
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