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Comments and insights on the name Tristan: | Edit

This name means SAD

Personal experiences with the name Tristan: | Edit

We know a girl named Tristan.
My son is tristan but wish I knew the meaning was SAD before I named him
I know a woman named Tristina.

I know a friend of mine's boyfriend is named, Tristan.

My son's name is Tristan & I'm so sorry to say that I actually regret it :(

I know a boy named tristan & he hates his name with a passion
I have known mostly black men called tristan I've never met a white guy with this name...I'm not sure if I like it...it's an ok name but wouldn't pick it myself

My name is Tristan & I wish it weren't!!!!!!!!!! LOL

My brother always got bullied & he is named tristan

Nicknames for Tristan: | Edit

Tris, Trist
TAAY
Kisston

Tristan shouldn't have a nickname it's a bad enough name

Meanings and history of the name Tristan: | Edit

It is of Celtic origin. Meaning: Tumult; outcry. From a Celtic name in Arthurian legend, Tristan (sometimes called Tristram) was a Knight of the Round Table and the tragic hero of the medieval tale "Tristan and Isolde". The tale has been retold in many poems and operas. This ancient name may derive from a Pictish original, Drostan, but the form was probably influenced by the French term "triste", meaning "sad". The name is popular in Spain.

Famous real-life people named Tristan: | Edit

Tristan Tzara, Dadaist poet
Salvador Dali's work on the ballet "Tristan Fou"

Tristan in song, story & screen: | Edit

Little tristan from some BBC show the freaky little kid

-Tristan Dugray in "Gilmore Girls" (portrayed by Chad Michael Murray)
-Tristan and Isolde - the opera by Wagner is the best known adaptation/dramatization of the legend
-Tristan Ludlow in "Legends of the Fall" (portrayed by Brad Pitt in the film)
-Main character in the movie "Stardust" (portrayed by Charlie Cox)
-Tristan Farnon is the likeable younger brother of Siegfried in James Herriot's "All Creatures Great and Small" and other books.
Tristan in the movie "King Arthur"(portrayed by Mads Mikkelsen)

Tristan the weird little kid from George & Mildred...could cause bullying