[name]How[/name] would [name]Isolde[/name] end up being pronounced in the US?
Also, should “is old” be a worry point?
I think most people would pronounce it like “is old.” But compared to the teasing potential of other names, I really wouldn’t worry about “is old.” 
I think there will be prn issues. I personally say Is old ee.
Some might say it a “i sold”
I would say it as “ee sold” is that right? (disclaimer: I took French in college so if I am guessing right, it’s not totally by chance…if I’m not, well, I didn’t say I speak French!)
I think you’ll mostly get people pronouncing it iz-old.
I essentially say it the same way: ee-SOLD-(uh) with the -uh being very quiet and thrown away.
I think you’d get ‘is old’ and ‘I sold’ often. I don’t even know how to pronounce it.
is-old or is-old-uh
Agreed. I always think “I-sold”, and “is-old” comes up too. I don’t even know how you’re supposed to pronounce it.
Depends on where you live. I’ve only ever heard it pronounced ee-sold but I grew up around a lot of French and Spanish speakers
I guess you’d get iz-old in less diverse areas. It’s a lovely name so I’d go for it; people will learn how to pronounce it
I pronounce it (Eyes-uhld). The original spelling is [name]Yseult[/name].
I usually pronounce it ee-zold(uh), but I also like ee-zold and eye-zold.
I pronounce it as Ee sol dah, but others pronounce it Ee sold. I prefer the first one though. A variant of [name]Isolde[/name] is [name]Iseult[/name].
I believe it’s pronounced “Eez-old”. I guess there is possible teasing potential because of the “old” part. But kids can make any name into something horrible to be honest. I had this name on my list for awhile…but in the middle spot.
I had no idea there were so many pronunciations of this name. I normally think of it as eez-uhld, but with super soft vowels. I think it is very usable. Since most people have probably never met an [name]Isolde[/name], yours can establish how to say it!
Follow up question for the people suugesting the original: do you pronounce the “t” in [name]Iseult[/name]/[name]Yseult[/name] or is it silent?
This is my daughter’s name. I haven’t really had problems with people pronouncing it wrong, but she’s only one, so at this point most people hear it before seeing it. The doctor/dentist/etc. asked the first time and they and their staff have mostly gotten it right since then.
We say ee-sold. I wanted the ee-SOLD-uh pronunciation but had to compromise on the simpler ee-sold with DP lol. The only person who consistently says it wrong is my dad. He got it into his head that it’s said ih-SAHLD and refuses to say it any other way, but that’s how he is about everything. To him, the ch in [name]Chloe[/name] sounds like the ch in cheese.
I believe it’s pronounced.
I would pronounce [name]Isolde[/name] ee-ZAWL-du or ee-ZOL-də.
If your going more for EE-səlt I would spell it the French way: [name]Yseult[/name] or the Celtic: [name]Ysolt[/name].
I think the Y would steer you away from the potentially perilous I sound (which I personally hate).