English and French: from a Germanic female personal name
composed of the elements is ‘ice’ + hild ‘strife’,
‘battle’. This was introduced into England by the Normans in the forms
Iseu(l)t and Isolde. The popularity of the various
versions of the legend of Tristan and Isolde led to widespread use of
the personal name in the Middle Ages.French: from Ishard,
a Germanic personal name composed of the elements is ‘ice’ +
hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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