Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tristan

/ˈtɹɪstən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: tris-tan
IPA: /ˈtɹɪstən/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from the Celtic languages.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend

Countable; Uncountable

name

A female given name.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Ellipsis of Tristan da Cunha.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"'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.'"

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".

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈtɹɪstən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Tristans (plural)

Derived Forms

Tristanesque Tristanian

Synonyms

Tristram Tristam

Rhymes With

piston liston whiston histon wiston

Questions

How do you pronounce tristan?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹɪstən/.
What does tristan mean?: A male given name from the Celtic languages.
Where does tristan come 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".

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