Which of these do you prefer? Rosamund, Isolde etc

[Idonthaveenoughtime]

We are looking for a romantic name with historical associations or a celtic/british isles connection.

Our short list at the moment is:
Rosamonde or Rosamund
Isolde ee-zold or Iseult ee-zolt (if anybody watched 'The Last Kingdom' it is pronounced like that.) we aren't sure which pronunciation is better.
Guinevere - the association may be a bit much
Kerensa (cornish name)
Elowen - another modern cornish name
Gwendolyn

Preferences? Can anyone suggest names that would fit this criteria that we might not have considered?

Middle name is Bridget as a tribute to a family member

[ItchyFoot]

I couldn't have Rosamund because it makes me think of Calvin and Hobbes's babysitter Rosalind
I like Isolde

[MadameJosephine]

I love them all!

My favourite is probably Rosamund, closely followed by Isolde.

What about Igraine?

[Justfred]

I love Isolde.

How about Olwen?

I also love Nimue (NIM you ay) but I'm not brace enough to use it.

[MrsMarigold]

Rosamund and Elowen

[MrsMarigold]

Rosamund and Elowen

[Sadik]

I like Kerensa and Elowen the best. DD has friends called Ceridwen & Tanwen, both of which I think are beautiful.

[KlingybunFistelvase]

Guinevere or Elowen!

Weirdly, an acquaintance of mine has three DDs and all three names are in your list!

[TDmoocher]

Kerensa. Is Carenza the same name just different spelling?

[daisydaisychain]

Guinivere, Rosamund or Gwendolyn. Gwendolyn is on my list but I think people assume gwendolyn is welsh which might be annoying because I'm not! Although apparently it appears in authurian legend.

[CactusFred]

Elowen is lovely!

Rosamund would become a Ros and I do not like that at all even though the full name is lovely.

[bythewatersedge]

Beautiful names but honestly I wouldn't go for any of them.

I have a Cornish name and no one can say it and I'm constantly repeating myself. In the same vein, my French friend got so fed up of being called I-sold she changed hers.

[JellyWitch]

Both lovely names. My DD has one of them.

[Sugarpiehoneyeye]

Lowenna is a lovely Cornish name. 😀

[Sophronia]

Lovely names. I especially like Rosamund, Kerensa, Iseult and Gwendolyn (prefer Gwendolen or Gwendoline spellings)

How about...

Morwenna
Lamorna
Morgane/Morgana
Demelza
Elaine
Lowenna
Endellion
Rosenwyn
Olwen
Senara
Merryn
Ismay
Nineve
Niniane
Angharad
Avalon
Bronwen
Clarinda
Enid
Genevieve
Clarimond/Clarimonde
Thomasin
Cecily
Galienne
Matilda
Loveday
Imanie
Jessimond
Linnet
Miriel
Anstice
Margaretta
Sibylla
Arabel
Christabel
Claribel
Dulcie
Clemence
Constance
Annora
Idony
Idonea

[ZuzuMyLittleGingersnap]

Kerensa. Very pretty...have never heard of it.

[Gulsink]

Kerensa
Elowen
and Loveday, are lovely Cornish names.

[Sugarpiehoneyeye]

Yes, I agree, Loveday is wonderful.

[Jooni]

Rosamund, Isolde and Guinevere are my favourites. Guinevere would be amazing!

[autumngold6]

Rosamund

[lisara79]

Isolde is pretty.... I have a friend called Kerensa and she us the nicest and most beautiful girl I've ever met so the name has good connotations for me!

[reuset]

You don't stress the 'i' quite like that to make 'ee'. Watch a production of Tristan and Isolde. Also 'i' zold -uh is fairly common pronunction in UK. Be careful using a name where you're not sure about pronunciation.

[Wayfarersonbaby]

Isolde, Rosamund and Elowen are the ones I like best.

Gwendolyn would inevitably end up as Gwen, which is less dramatic Cornish legend and more middle-aged middle manager.... ;) But if you like Welsh names, what about Gwenfair, which is lovely and a bit more unusual?

Guinevere a bit OTT. Also the modern form is likely Jennifer, which is somewhat less romantic.

What about Tamsin or Tamzyn? (Cornish)

[ShoutOutToMyEx]

Demelza is a bloody cool name. So is Morgana.

Off your list I like Gwendolyn the best.

Dulcie's on our list, I didn't know it was old English

[SuperBeagle]

I thought Isolde was "is-old-uh"

I'd assume Iseult was "is-oh" too, as the end would make me assume it was a silent lt (like Renault, Chenault etc).

The only one I like is Kerensa, because it seems the least OTT and it could be shortened to Ren which is sweet.

[MommaGee]

Isolde is lovely on principle but shell spend her whole life with it mispronounced. Don't do it to her