The first name Iseult
A girl’s name meaning “she who is gazed upon”, “ice”, “battle”.
Pronounced /ɪˈsuːlt/ 2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Iseult means “she who is gazed upon”, “ice”, “battle”.
Old French, the name of the queen who fell in love with Tristan in medieval romance Tristan and Iseult, perhaps from Celtic, of uncertain meaning, possibly Proto-Brythonic *Adsiltia (“she who is gazed upon”); compare Welsh syllu and Irish súil. Otherwise from Germanic, equivalent to Old High German is (“ice”) + hiltja (“battle”) (from Proto-West Germanic *hildi).
More names that mean warrior.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Iseult last appeared in the official list in 2022, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2017, with 5 births (#4,063).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Iseult with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Iseult at birth, 1880–2025
In 2016, 5 girls born in the United States were named Iseult, the 17,263rd most popular girls’ name that year.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Iseult in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Iseult in French too.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Isolde
Questions
- What does the name Iseult mean?
- Iseult means “she who is gazed upon”, “ice”, “battle”.
- How popular is the name Iseult?
- In 2022, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Iseult, ranking 5,669th. Its peak was 2017, with 5 births.
- When was Iseult most popular?
- 2016 in the United States, when 5 babies were named Iseult, its highest rank at 17,263rd.
- How do you pronounce Iseult?
- Iseult is /ɪˈsuːlt/, 2 syllables.
- What are other spellings of Iseult?
- Isolde.