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Sister for Emma and Isolde?

30 replies

annadishmore · 13/10/2020 10:37

What names go with these? Smile

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Marlena1 · 16/10/2020 07:32

Dara

itsjakeandamy · 14/10/2020 08:51

Emma, Isolde and.

Marianne
Zoe
Meredith
Beatrice
Hebe
Rowena
Verity
Antigone
Frances
Cassandra (if you can get past the prophetess of doom thing this would be perfect!)

VenusClapTrap · 14/10/2020 08:40

Lorna

CaffiSaliMali · 14/10/2020 08:32

Oh I love Isolde, fabulous name. I like Iseult, Esyllt and Eseld as well which are alternative forms of the name, the last two are Welsh and Cornish respectively.

How about Emma, Isolde and:
Adeline
Adele/Adela
Adelaide
Aveline
Cecily/Cicely
Caroline
Dorothy
Felicity
Frances
Helen/Helena
Juliet
Larissa
Matilda
Marian
Marianne
Marisa
Margaret/Marguerite
Magdalen
Sabrina
Sarah
Susanna
Tamsin
Ursula
Verity

www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2012/06/medieval-favourites.html - both Emma and Isolde are on this list of names that were popular in medieval times.

Tillygetsit · 13/10/2020 22:55

Ada would fit beautifully.

Lozz22 · 13/10/2020 22:40

Vivienne

TheVanguardSix · 13/10/2020 18:22

Christobelle

Ellmau · 13/10/2020 18:19

Guinevere
Matilda
Sybil
Richenda
Sophia
Victoria
Ariadne
Ophelia
Anna
Marianne

Quizeerascal · 13/10/2020 16:41

Juliet
Josephine
Bethan
Ophelia
Lydia
Tessa
Miranda
Charlotte
Constance
Genevieve

PhantomErik · 13/10/2020 14:48

ScarMatty

My friend called Isolde pronounces it Is-old-a & she has a sister called Miranda.

ODFOx · 13/10/2020 14:46

Emma, Isolde and ....
Felicity
Elinor
Bridget
Marianne
Caroline
Elspeth
Ariadne
Cordelia
Stephanie
Georgia or Georgina

Squeakerfoot · 13/10/2020 14:44

Emma, Isolde &...

Ada
Anna
Eleanor
Helena
Marian
Ottilie

florascotia2 · 13/10/2020 14:43

What Mike says re pronunciation. But an Irish accent would make it sound as Zee has it.

WantToBeMum · 13/10/2020 14:39

Aurelia
Ophelia

Zeebeezee · 13/10/2020 14:37

Where I am from (Ireland) Isolde is pronounced Izzawldeh, emphasis on the "awl" bit.
There is a variation called Iseult, and that is pronounced Izzult.

It is a lovely name IMO. Fun fact, there is a little village in Dublin called Chapelizod, and it means the chapel of Isolde. It comes from the legend of Tristan and Isolde. There are Cornish connections to the legend also.

www.mythencyclopedia.com/Tr-Wa/Tristan-and-Isolde.html

I have no suggestions for names, sorry!

Yesyoudoknowme · 13/10/2020 14:22

@ScarMatty

How do you pronounce Isolde?
I'd say Eye sold, but that leaves it very open to mispronunciation with my accent Blush I must admit it's not a name I've ever come across before.
jaroffairies · 13/10/2020 14:19

rosie

MikeUniformMike · 13/10/2020 14:17

@ScarMatty, I'd say it Iz-ol-duh

Hazelgood · 13/10/2020 13:09

My first thought was Maeve.

Also love a PP suggestion of Mathilde. Such a gorgeous name!

bridgetreilly · 13/10/2020 13:03

Eleanor
Maud
Matilda
Judith

BlueForgetMeNot · 13/10/2020 12:08

Nell

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 13/10/2020 12:06

Claudia
Beatrix
Felicity
Arabella
Celeste
Celine
Violet
Rosa
Lilia
Natalia
Cassie
Keira
Mabel
Hazel
Aurora
Nora
Maud
Pearl
Clara
Lois
Penelope
Scarlett
Alisa
Matilda
Margo
Dorothy
Delilah
Zara
Alexandra
Victoria
Sybil
Flora
Yasmin
Delphine
Louisa
Lydia

ScarMatty · 13/10/2020 11:24

How do you pronounce Isolde?

florascotia2 · 13/10/2020 11:08

Following your daughters' theme of names popular among early-medieval women:

Mathilde, Rosalind/Rosamund, Edith, Maud, Cecily, Richenda, Susannah, Sibylla, Clarice/Clarissa...

This might be of interest:
www.themiddleages.net/people/names.html

GU24Mum · 13/10/2020 10:57

Florence?

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