Tristan

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Tristan

/ˈtɹɪstən/ UK

Rhymes with -ɪstən

Where it comes from

Old French, the name of a knight, lover of Iseult in medieval romance Tristan and Iseult, from Celtic Drystan derived from drest meaning "riot" or "tumult".

proper noun Tristans

countable, uncountable A male given name from the Celtic languages. After the first son had been properly named after the grandfather, the second caught the brunt of her few impulses, being named "Tristan", gleaned from medieval lore from her years at Wellesley.
countable, uncountable A knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend
countable, uncountable A female given name.
abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Tristan da Cunha
Similar: Tristram, Tristam

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: tristram, tristin, terry, melancholic, sorrowful, unhappy, sad, despondent, gloomy, blue, depressed, woeful, doleful, mournful, dejected, downcast

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name male given name

Español	Tristán
中文	特里斯坦 Tèlǐsītǎn
Português	Tristão
Français	Tristan
Deutsch	Tristan
Italiano	Tristano
Ελληνικά	Τριστάνος Tristános
Русский	Триста́н Tristán

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@misc{tristan_2026,
  title = {Tristan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tristan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}