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Tristan

A male given name from the Celtic languages.

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Tristan at a glance

Origin
Celtic
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈtɹɪstən/

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".

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Tristan mean?

A male given name from the Celtic languages.

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).