Tristan (name)

Tristan (name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Tristan


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gender = Male
meaning = "sad" or "sorrowful"
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origin = French
related names = Tristam, Tristão, etc.
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Tristan or Tristram is a given name of Celtic origin. It is derived from the Brythonic name "Drust" or "Drustanus", and became popularized through the character of Tristan, one of the Knights of the Round Table in Arthurian legend. The modern form is most likely influenced by the French word "triste", meaning "sad" or "sorrowful".

Tristan is the 87th most popular baby name in the United States, and has been consistently among the top 1,000 names given to baby boys since 1971.cite web |url=http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ |title=Popular Baby Names |accessdate=2008-09-03 |format=HTML |language=English ] . There are various alternate forms of the name (popularity in parenthesis): Tristen (343), Triston (533), Tristin (536), Tristian (727), Trystan (1000), Tristram and Tristyn.cite web |url=http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Tristan |title=Think Baby Names: Origin & Meaning of Tristan |accessdate=2007-03-02 |format=HTML |language=English ]

References

ee also

* Tristan da Cunha and Tristão da Cunha


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