Isolde (given name) explained
Isolde is a German feminine given name derived from either the Old High German words īs ("ice") and hiltja ("battle"), [2] or the Brythonic adsiltia ("she who is gazed upon").[3] The name was further popularized in Germany and German-speaking countries following the opera Tristan und Isolde composed by Richard Wagner between 1857 and 1859, and based on the 12th-century chivalric romance Tristan and Iseult.[4] Wagner subsequently had a daughter in 1865, who was named Isolde von Bülow.[5]
People bearing the name Isolde include:
- Isolde Ahlgrimm (1914–1995), Austrian harpsichordist and fortepianist
- Isolde Barth (born 1948), German actress
- Isolde Eisele (born 1953), German rower
- Isolde Frölian (1908–1957), German gymnast
- Isolde Hausser (1889–1951), German physicist
- Isolde Kostner (born 1975), Italian alpine skier
- Isolde Kurz (1853–1944), German poet and short story writer
- Isolde Lasoen (born 1979), Belgian musician and singer
- Isolde Liebherr (born 1949), German-Swiss businessperson and entrepreneur
- Isolde Menges (1893–1976), English violinist
- Isolde Ries (born 1956), German politician
Notes and References
- Web site: Germany Name Day . NameDayCalendar . 2019. 12 October 2020.
- Book: Mackensen, Lutz. Das grosse Buch der Vornamen: Herkunft, Ableitungen und Verbreitung, Koseformen, berühmte Namensträger, Gedenk- und Namenstage, verklungene Vornamen. 27 June 1988. Ullstein. 9783548344256. Google Books.
- Book: Bromwich, Rachel. Trioedd Ynys Prydein: The Triads of the Island of Britain. November 15, 2014. University of Wales Press. 9781783161478. Google Books.
- Book: May, Thomas. Decoding Wagner. 2004. Amadeus Press. Pompton Plains, New Jersey. 978-1-57467-097-4.
- Web site: Exklusiv-Interview: die unbekannte Wagner-Urenkelin. inFranken.de. 8 August 2012. 12 October 2020. de.
