How do you pronounce these names?

[AwayinaKayzr]

Just been going through the baby name book and I love Isolde but not sure how to pronounce it.

Also I have always wanted to know how to say Aoife? I think it looks really pretty written down.

Thank you

Iz-old

Ee-fah

How can you possibly love a name you don't know the sound of???

I would say Ee-sol-der, but I think some people say I-sold.

And Ee-fer.

Other variations of Isolde are Yseult (pronounced the same way), Isotta (Italian) and Essyllt which is the original Welsh name

Seeker I do love it, it looks lovely written down. I'm trying to find something Welsh and it's really the only name that we both think looks nice.

Is-old
Ee-fa

But I'm inclined to agree with Seeker - surely how a name sounds is far more important that how pretty it looks written down?

Aoife isn't actually a Welsh name btw. And Isolde is more famous for being an Irish princess. Esyllt is Welsh.

I know Aoife is Irish and all the books have Isolde as Welsh.

I think I will give up on Welsh names.

There are much nicer Welsh names than Isolde (which I wouldn't consider Welsh anyway). Have you looked at some proper Welsh name books (ones by Meic Stephens and Heini Gruffudd as ones we used spring to mind)? I found some of the suggestions on internet lists somewhat random and quite bizarre.

No I haven't looked at proper Welsh name books. It never crossed my mind that there would be any.

It's DP that is Welsh and we live in Yorkshire. I would like something Welsh but it's finding something easy to pronouce in England.

There is always the ever popular Seren or Cerys
Elin
Mabli
Sian
Gwen
Manon

I love Seren but DP isn't too keen on that.

Seirian. Tis Welsh, and means star, I think, like Seren. It's pronounced: "SErry-un".

Delun - rhymes with Helen. How Welsh do you want to go!

I'd like it to be obviously welsh but still work in england. So things like Cerys, Seren and Gwen are fine. Some of the names with several L's and W's etc scare me

Sorry AwayinaKayzr - I hope I didn't offend you - I meant books written by Welsh speakers/published in Wales rather than some of the more generic ones you can get that aren't always correct. My DDs are Gwenno and Mabli if that is of any help .

No you didn't offend me. I'd just never thought of it for some reason. Just sort of thought there would only be generic name books. Is there any one in particular to look for?

Delyth is another one. I think it's pronounced 'DEH-lith' - so basically it's pronouced the way it looks!

Try this or this one. I passed the former onto another MNetter a while ago and the other one is here somewhere but I'm afraid I've no idea where otherwise I'd let you have it. The first one was quite good as it had boys and girls names listed in different colours - sometimes it's hard to tell!

I've ordered the first book. Hopefully it'll have the name we both love in it.

Hope so too. Remember to come back and let us know .

Catrin is easy and nice