Tristan (name)
Tristan or Tristram or Tristen is a given name descending from Welsh Drystan, influenced by the French word triste and Welsh/Cornish/Breton trist, both of which mean "sad" or "sorrowful".[1] It owes its popularity to the character of Tristan, one of the Knights of the Round Table and the tragic hero of Tristan and Iseult.
| Pronunciation | /ˈtɹɪstən/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male (rare to be female) |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Welsh / Old Brythonic |
| Meaning | French origin: "sad" or "sorrowful" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Tristom, Tristão, etc. |
Tristan has been consistently among the top 1000 names given to baby boys in the United States since 1971.[2] There are various alternate forms of the name: Tristen, Triston, Tristin, Tristyn, Tristian, Trystan, and Trysten.[3]
People with the mononym
Tristan
- Tristan l'Hermite, French political and military figure of the late Middle Ages
- Tristan de Clermont, Bartholomew "Tristan" de Clermont-Lodève (1380 – c. 1432), Count of Copertino, was a French-born knight who married Catherine del Balzo Orsini
- Tristan of Montepeloso (born 1020), the first lord of Montepeloso from 1042
- Tristan (musician) (Tristan Cooke, born 1970), British psytrance and Goa trance DJ and producer
- Tristan D (born Tristan Dorian, 1988), British Trance DJ and EDM
Tristán
- Tristán de Luna y Arellano (1510–1573), Spanish explorer and Conquistador
People with the given name
Tristan
- Tristan Bernard, French playwright and novelist
- Tristan Borges, Canadian soccer player
- Tristan Cheung, Hong Kong professional footballer
- Tristan Davies, British news executive
- Tristan Do, Thai footballer
- Tristan Evans, British drummer
- Tristan A. Farnon, American webcomic author
- Tristan Gale, American skeleton racer
- Tristan Garel-Jones, British former MP
- Tristan Gemmill, British actor
- Tristan Gommendy, French racing driver
- Tristan Hahót, Hungarian noble
- Tristan Harris, American ethicist
- Tristan Jarry, Canadian ice hockey player
- Tristan Lamasine, French tennis player
- Tristan Louis, French-American internet entrepreneur and writer
- Tristan MacManus, Irish dancer
- Tristan Murail, French composer
- Tristan Nunez, American racing driver
- Tristan Peersman, Belgian footballer
- Tristan Plummer, English footballer
- Tristan Prettyman, American singer-songwriter
- Tristan Risk, Canadian film actress
- Tristan Robbins, British cyclist
- Tristan Rogers, Australian-American actor
- Tristan Taormino, American feminist author/activist
- Tristan Tate, American-British social media personality and businessman
- Tristan Thomas, Australian athlete
- Tristan Thompson, Canadian basketball player
- Tristan Tzara, Romanian-French poet and performance artist
- Tristan Vautier, French racing driver
- Tristan Vizcaino (born 1995), American football player
- Tristan Vukčević, Serbian basketball player
- Tristan Wilds, American actor
- Tristan Wirfs (born 1999), American football player
- François Tristan l'Hermite, who wrote as "Tristan"
Tristram
- Sir Tristram Beresford, 1st Baronet (died 1673), Irish Member of Parliament
- Sir Tristram Beresford, 3rd Baronet (1669–1701), Irish Member of Parliament, grandson of the above
- Tristram Benjamin Bethea (1810–1876), American lawyer and politician
- Tristram Cary (1925–2008), British-Australian pioneering electronic music composer
- Tristram Coffin (disambiguation)
- Tristram Conyers (1619–1684), English lawyer and politician
- H. Tristram Engelhardt Jr. (1941–2018), American philosopher
- Tristram Hillier (1905–1983), English painter
- Tristram Hunt (born 1974), British politician, historian and journalist
- Tristram Kennedy (1805–1885), Irish politician and lawyer
- Tristram Shapeero (born 1966), British television director
- Tris Speaker (1888–1958), American Hall-of-Fame baseball player
- Tristram Speedy (1836–1911), English explorer and adventurer
- Tristram Stuart (born 12 March 1977), English activist and author
- Tristram Tyrwhitt (c. 1530–1590), English Member of Parliament
- Tristram Welman (1849–1931), English amateur cricketer
Tristán
- Tristán Bauer (born 1959), Argentine film-maker and screenwriter
Tristen
- Tristen Chernove (born 1975), Canadian Para cyclist and businessman
- Tristen Gaspadarek, American singer-songwriter who performs as "Tristen"
- Tristen Hoge (born 1997), American football player
- Tristen Walker, Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League
Tristin
- Tristin Mays (born 1990), American actress and singer
- Tristin Norwell, British composer, musician and producer
Triston
- Triston Jay Amero (1982–2008), American terrorist
- Triston Casas (born 2000), American baseball player
- Triston Chambers (born 1982), English footballer
- Triston Cole (born 1976), American politician
- Triston Grant (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player
- Triston Henry (born 1993), Canadian soccer player
- Triston McKenzie (born 1997), American baseball player
- Triston Palma (born 1962), Jamaican musician
- Triston Reilly (born 1999), Australian rugby union player
- Triston Wade (born 1993), American football player
Trystan
- Trystan Colon-Castillo (born 1998), American football player
- Trystan Edwards (1884–1973), Welsh architectural critic and town planner
- Trystan Gravelle (born 1981), Welsh actor
- Trystan Owain Hughes (born 1972), British theologian, historian and author
- Trystan Llŷr Griffiths (born c. 1987), Welsh tenor
- Trystan Magnuson (born 1985), Canadian baseball player
Trishton
- Trishton Jackson (born 1998), American football player
Thriston
- Thriston Lawrence (born 1996), South African golfer
People with the surname
Tristan
- Brynjard Tristan (born 1976), Norwegian bassist and songwriter
- Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon (1783–1853), French general during the Napoleonic Wars
- Flora Tristan (1803–1844), French-Peruvian socialist writer and activist
- Frédérick Tristan (1931–2022), French writer
- Jean Tristan (pirate) (died 1692), French corsair (buccaneer) and pirate
- Jean Tristan, Count of Valois (1250–1270), French prince of the Capetian dynasty
- Julie Tristan, American television personality
Tristán
- Diego Tristán Herrera (born 1976), Spanish footballer
- Louis Tristán (born 1984), Peruvian long jumper
- Luis Tristán de Escamilla, also known as Luis de Escamilla or Luis Rodríguez Tristán (c.1585-1624), Spanish painter in the mannerist style
- Miryam Tristán (born 1985), Peruvian footballer
Fictional characters
- Tristran Thorne, in Neil Gaiman's novel Stardust; name changed to Tristan Thorne in the 2007 film
- Tristan Farnon, in the works of James Herriot
- Tristan Ludlow, the protagonist of Legends of the Fall
- Tristan Taylor, the English name of the character Hiroto Honda in the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise
- Tristen, a boy in The Fortress Series of fantasy novels by C. J. Cherryh
- Tristan Smith, in Peter Carey's novel The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith.
- Tristan Milligan in Canadian TV series Degrassi
- Tristan McLean, actor and mortal father of the demigod Piper McLean in Rick Riordan's Heroes of Olympus
- Tristan Duffy, in TV series American Horror Story: Hotel
- Tristan Dugrey, in American TV series Gilmore Girls
- Tristan of Avalon Towers, in Soman Chainani's book series The School for Good and Evil
- Tristan Lycanth, played by Liv Rooney in Disney Channel's Liv and Maddie
- Tristan Wren, from the 3D CGI animated television series Star Wars Rebels
See also
- Tristan (disambiguation)
- Tristan da Cunha – a remote volcanic group of islands in the south Atlantic Ocean
- Tristan and Iseult – an influential romance and tragedy story
- Tristram (name)
- The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman – a novel by Laurence Sterne
References
- "Tristram | Origin and meaning of the name tristram by Online Etymology Dictionary".
- "Popular Baby Names". Retrieved 2008-09-03.
- "Think Baby Names: Origin & Meaning of Tristan". Retrieved 2007-03-02.
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