Tristan

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English

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Etymology

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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

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Tristan

  1. A male given name from the Celtic languages.
    • 1978, Jim Harrison, Legends of the Fall, Dell, published 1994, →ISBN, page 201:
      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.
    • 2012 May 17, James Herriot, All Creatures Great and Small: The Classic Memoirs of a Yorkshire Country Vet, Pan Macmillan, →ISBN:
      'His name is Tristan, by the way.' 'Tristan?' 'Yes. Oh, I should have told you. You must have wondered about my own queer name. It was my father. Great Wagnerian. It nearly ruled his life. It was music all the time – mainly Wagner.'
  2. A knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend
  3. A female given name
  4. Short for Tristan da Cunha.

Synonyms

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Translations

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References

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  1. ^ Tristan”, in Collins English Dictionary.. 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, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.. Accessed 29 August 2013.

(Arthurian legend)

Anagrams

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Faroese

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Etymology

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Ultimately, from Old French Tristan.

Proper noun

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Tristan m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

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Patronymics

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

Declension

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Tristan
Accusative Tristan
Dative Tristani
Genitive Tristans

French

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Tristan m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Tristan
  2. a French surname

Further reading

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Anagrams

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German

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Pronunciation

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Tristan

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Tristan

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Tristan m

  1. a male given name

Declension

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    Declension of Tristan
m-s1 singular
indefinite
nominative Tristan
accusative Tristan
dative Tristani
genitive Tristans

Old French

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Proper noun

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Tristan m (nominative singular Tristans)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Tristan