Isolt Name Meaning

The name Isolt, also spelled as Iseult, Ysolde or Isolde, is of Irish and Celtic origin. It is primarily used in English and Irish languages. The meaning of Isolt is generally considered to be 'ice ruler’, ‘beautiful’ or ‘fair lady’. Some other sources suggest that the name is derived from the Old Irish language, specifically from elements 'ís', which means 'ice', and 'valdr', meaning 'ruler'. Other sources suggest it means 'she who is gazed upon.'

One of the most famous people with the name Isolt is in the Arthurian legend - Isolde is a character who is an Irish princess married to King Mark of Cornwall, but who falls in love with Tristan, one of the king's knights. This tragic love story is a classic medieval tale. Isolt Sayre is another character from the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, who was a 17th-century Irish witch and one of the founders of Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.