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I think it's usable, because the legend isn't hugely popular. It's very well-known, of course, but as far as I can tell only people who are somewhat into mythology, literature, and/or opera seem to know the story behind the name. Granted, a girl called Isolde would get a lot of "Tristan and Isolde, eh? *nudge, nudge*, *wink wink*" from other people because Isolde of Tristan and Isolde is the most famous Isolde there has ever been, but other than that I can't see why it shouldn't be used on anyone else. In my opinion, Isolde isn't a "There can only be one!"-name, like Romeo, Aphrodite, or Cleopatra.

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Isolde has been one of my favourite girl names for a while now. I'm so obsessed with it. It's so elegant, beautiful, airy, and soft. Maren Isolde is a perfectly usable combo, AFAIC.