Yseult: Meaning, Pronunciation and Origin
Yseult is the Irish heroine of the love story of Tristan and Isolde. Here’s how to say it, where it comes from, and names that go well with it.
Updated September 2026
- Gender
- Girl
- Also spelled
- Isolt, Iseult
How do you pronounce Yseult?
Yseult is pronounced ee-SOLT. It has two syllables, with the stress on the second. Other spellings: Isolt and Iseult.
What does Yseult mean?
All these variations refer to the famous Irish woman betrothed to King Mark of Cornwall who fell in love with his nephew Tristan when they drank a love potion by mistake.
How popular is Yseult in Ireland?
Yseult is rare in Ireland. Since 1964, fewer than three baby girls a year have been registered with the name, so it doesn't appear in the Central Statistics Office's baby name tables.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies’ Names 2025 and its girls' names table.
Yseult in Ogham
Ogham is the oldest way of writing Irish. It was carved along the edges of standing stones, mostly between the 4th and 6th centuries, and read from the bottom up. In later tradition each letter was named after a tree or plant. Here’s Yseult, letter by letter.
- IIodhadh, yew
- SSail, willow
- EEadhadh, aspen
- UÚr, heather
- LLuis, rowan
- TTinne, holly
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Names that go with Yseult
Questions about Yseult
- How do you pronounce Yseult?
- Yseult is pronounced ee-SOLT. Two syllables, stress on the second.
- Is Yseult a girl's name or a boy's name?
- Yseult is a girl's name.
- Is Yseult a rare name?
- Yes. Fewer than three girls a year are registered as Yseult in Ireland, too few to appear in the Central Statistics Office's tables.