Given name · also German, Celtic
Yseult
“of fair aspect”
In French use, Yseult has a related form in Isolde. One interpretation is “of fair aspect.”
Original GermanIsolde
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Yseult has a related form in Isolde. One interpretation is “of fair aspect.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Celtic, German, and English naming traditions.
How it developed
Yseult is used as a form of Isolde.
The story
Its literary history includes the stories of King Arthur and his knights.
Yseult’s family of names
In French usage, Yseult has a related form in Isolde. Yseult is a form of Isolde. In English usage, Yseult has a conventional equivalent in the German form Isolde.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Yseult has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Celtic roots to each of them.
3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 13
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Iseldaequivalent
- Izoldeequivalent
- Isottaequivalent
- Esylltequivalent
- Isoldequivalent
- Izoldaequivalent
- IsoldaSpanish
- Isildeequivalent
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Yseult
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