Tristan

Tristan \tris-tan, tr-ist-an\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Tristan is pronounced in English as TRIHSTahN or in French as TRiySTAON ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Tristan: T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)"

What is the origin of Tristan?

Tristan is used predominantly in the English, French, German, Romanian, and Welsh languages, and its origin is Celtic. Drystan (Celtic) is an original form of Tristan. The name is derived from either the Celtic 'drest' (din, riot, tumult), or else from the Latin 'tristis' (sad) via Old French. The form Tristram was first adopted by English speakers in the early 12th century, famous from the hero of the Celtic folklore tale of tragic romance between Tristram and Isolde. Tristram was a Cornish knight, one of the most noble of King Arthur's Round Table, while Isolde was an Irish princess; they fell in love with each other after unintentionally drinking a love potion meant for Isolde and her fiance, King Mark of Cornwall. The Old French derivation from 'tristis' (sad) is associated with the tragic nature of the legend. The legend was later retold in many notable works, including Lord Tennyson's poems Idylls of the King (1859), and Wagner's opera Tristan and Isolde (1865), further promoting the popularity of the name. The name what does the name Trista mean (English) is the female form of Tristan. Tristan is a widely used name; it has 32 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Variants used in English nicknames for Trestan, Trestin name variations, meaning of Treston, Trestton name, Trisan meaning and origin, short names for Trisden, Trist meaning and origin, nicknames for Tristain, Tristam name variations, Tristán meaning and origin, Triste name variations, name Tristen origin, Tristian name popularity, name Tristin origin, Triston meaning, nicknames for Tristram (used in Welsh too), Tristran meaning, baby name Tristrand, name Tristyn, Trys name popularity, what does the name Tryst mean, short names for Trysten, Trystian name variations, name Trystin meaning, baby name Trystn, short names for Tryston, and meaning of Trystram. The contraction Tris pronounciation, and the variant spelling Trystan definition (used in Welsh too) are other English forms. name Drystan (Welsh), name Tristano meaning (Italian), and baby name Tristão (Portuguese) are foreign variants of Tristan. Tristan is popular as a baby name for boys, and it is also viewed as fairly trendy. The name's popularity jumped from the 1970s up to the 1990s; before that, it was of sporadic use only. Its usage peaked modestly in 1996 with 0.273% of baby boys being given the name Tristan. It ranked at #68 then. The baby name has since experienced a loss in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.239% and its ranking #84, but it was nonetheless the most popular among all boy names in its group. In 2010, 5 times more boys were named Tristan than the next most popular name, Tristen meaning and origin. Tristan has mostly been a baby boy name, though in the past century it has also been used for girls. In 2002, the name Tristan was given to 13 times as many baby boys than girls.

List of baby names that sound like Tristan:

Triston meaning and origin (English), name Thorstein meaning (Scandinavian), name Thorsteinn (Scandinavian), baby name Thorsten (German and Scandinavian), Torstein name popularity (Scandinavian), name Torsten (German and Scandinavian), name Trestan meaning, short names for Trestin, Treston name variations, short names for Trestton, Trisden pronounciation, Tristain meaning of name, name Tristam meaning, Tristen pronounciation (English), Tristin name variations (English), Tristyn meaning, Trustin pronounciation, name Trystan origin (English and Welsh), name Trystin meaning, and name Tryston.

The baby name Tristan fun facts:

The name Tristan in reverse order is "Natsirt".

The numerological value of the name Tristan is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Tristan?

Tristan is in the top names in USA.