How do you pronounce Iseult?

[LuluF]

I was at school with a girl named Iseult - she pronounced it 'Iz-elt', but I suspect this isn't the usual way.

Any ideas?

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I would have said Yu-sult. But then maybe that's just because I believe it to be a variation of Yseult and was told that was how you pronounce that name. Maybe I'm wrong!

Iz-ULT. But it might be wrong.

"Oi, you!"

Iz-olt

i know one and she is mainly Izi but full name is 'Iz-Ult'

Yer sult

Iz-olt.... because its a form of Isolde, as in Tristan and, right?

I thought it was eye-zey-ult

Originally comes from the Welsh Esyllt

I would say Iz-olt

I would say Iz-ult

Esyllt is pronounced Ess-eellt.

Another vote for Iz-olt

The one I knew was Ees-ult (maybe a Dublin pronunciation).

E-uz ult

Isn't Whatsisname (Strider) Iseult's heir in Lord of the Rings?

Oh yes. Thanks MrsvWoolf

My cousin Yseult says it Eez-ult. We have a weird thing for Y names in our family and they all start with the Ee sound (except Ysabel). Irish though, picking up on the Dublin point above.

I would say ISOLDE as well. It is a French version and eult in French is pronounced as we would pronounce euh - l -t. Not easy for the British so I would probably just plump from ISOLDE if I liked the name

Maybe too many potential variations to consider, then. You can imagine a life time of people getting it wrong and having to correct it.

Thanks for all the advice.

Yseult/Iseult and Ysolde/Isolde are different names though. Or my cousins have different variations of the same name, which would amuse me greatly

Your cousins do indeed have versions of the same name, FrakkedUpTheElection.

I can't wait to tell them that....

Did I mention that they're twins?

And very touchy about having separate identities?