Tristan

See also: Tristán

English

Etymology

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".

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tristan

  1. A male given name.
    • 1978 Jim Harrison, Legends of the Fall, Dell (1994), →ISBN, page 201:
      After the first son had been properly named after the grandfather, the second caught the the brunt of her few impulses, being named "Tristan", gleaned from medieval lore from her years at Wellesley.
  2. A knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend
  3. A female given name

Synonyms

Translations

References
  1. “Tristan” in the Collins English Dictionary, Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers.. Accessed 29 August 2013.
  2. American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed. "Tristan". 2000. Accessed 29 August 2013.
  3. “Tristan” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.. Accessed 29 August 2013.

Anagrams

Faroese

Etymology

Ultimately, from Old French Tristan.

Proper noun

Tristan m

  1. A male given name.

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Tristan: Tristansson
  • daughter of Tristan: Tristansdóttir

Declension
Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Tristan
Accusative Tristan
Dative Tristani
Genitive Tristans

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʁis.tɑ̃/
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Tristan m

  1. A male given name, cognate to English Tristan

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Tristan

  1. A male given name, cognate to English Tristan.

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰrɪstan/
    Rhymes: -ɪstan

Proper noun

Tristan m

  1. A male given name

Declension
declension of Tristan
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative Tristan Tristaninn Tristanar Tristanarnir
accusative Tristan Tristaninn Tristana Tristanana
dative Tristani Tristaninum Tristönum Tristönunum
genitive Tristans Tristansins Tristana Tristananna

Old French

Proper noun

Tristan m (nominative singular Tristans)

  1. A male given name, cognate to English Tristan
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