Tristan (name)
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Tristan or Tristram is a given name
of Welsh
origin. It originates from the Brythonic name Drust or Drustanus. It derives from a stem meaning "noise", seen in the modern Welsh
noun trwst (plural trystau) "noise" and the verb trystio "to clatter".
It 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 Latin root tristis (tant triste in the medieval French version of the myth), meaning "sad" or "sorrowful". The recent rise in the name Tristan is also attributed to a movie character of the same name played by actor Brad Pitt in the film Legends of the Fall
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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.. There are various alternate forms of the name (popularity in parenthesis): Tristen (343), Triston (533), Tristin (536), Tristian (727), Trystan (1000), Tristram and Tristyn.
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
of Welsh
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
origin. It originates from the Brythonic name Drust or Drustanus. It derives from a stem meaning "noise", seen in the modern Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
noun trwst (plural trystau) "noise" and the verb trystio "to clatter".
It became popularized through the character of Tristan
Tristan
Tristan is one of the main characters of the Tristan and Iseult story, a Cornish hero and one of the Knights of the Round Table featuring in the Matter of Britain...
, one of the Knights of the Round Table
Round Table (Camelot)
The Round Table is King Arthur's famed table in the Arthurian legend, around which he and his Knights congregate. As its name suggests, it has no head, implying that everyone who sits there has equal status. The table was first described in 1155 by Wace, who relied on previous depictions of...
in Arthurian legend. The modern form is most likely influenced by the Latin root tristis (tant triste in the medieval French version of the myth), meaning "sad" or "sorrowful". The recent rise in the name Tristan is also attributed to a movie character of the same name played by actor Brad Pitt in the film Legends of the Fall
Legends of the Fall
Legends of the Fall is a 1994 epic drama film based on the 1979 novella of the same title by Jim Harrison. It was directed by Edward Zwick and stars Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins and Aidan Quinn. The film was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction , and Best...
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Tristan is the 87th most popular baby name in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and has been consistently among the top 1,000 names given to baby boys since 1971.. There are various alternate forms of the name (popularity in parenthesis): Tristen (343), Triston (533), Tristin (536), Tristian (727), Trystan (1000), Tristram and Tristyn.
People with the name Tristan
- Tristan BernardTristan BernardTristan Bernard was a French playwright, novelist, journalist and lawyer.-Life:Born Paul Bernard into a Jewish family in Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France, he was the son of an architect...
, a French playwright and novelist - Tristan Blackwell, an Integration Specialist
- Tristan GommendyTristan GommendyTristan Gommendy is a race car driver. He won the prestigious Macau Grand Prix in 2002. In 2006 Gommendy drove briefly in the GP2 Series for the iSport International team....
, a French race car driver - Tristan LouisTristan LouisTristan Louis is a French-born American author, entrepreneur and blogger.-Early work:...
, an Internet entrepreneur and writer - Tristan MurailTristan MurailTristan Murail is a French composer. His father, Gérard Murail, is a poet and his mother, Marie-Thérèse Barrois, a journalist. One of his brothers, Lorris Murail, and his younger sister Elvire Murail, aka Moka, also write, and his younger sister Marie-Aude Murail is a French children's writer...
, a French composer - Tristan RogersTristan RogersTristan Rogers is an Australian–American actor. He is best known for playing Robert Scorpio on the ABC soap opera General Hospital...
, a soap opera actor - Tristan TaorminoTristan TaorminoTristan Taormino is a feminist author, columnist, sex educator, activist, editor, speaker, and pornographic film director . She graduated Phi Beta Kappa with her Bachelor's degree in American Studies from Wesleyan University in 1993...
, the author of The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women - Tristan TzaraTristan TzaraTristan Tzara was a Romanian and French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist. Also active as a journalist, playwright, literary and art critic, composer and film director, he was known best for being one of the founders and central figures of the anti-establishment Dada movement...
, a Dadaist poet - Tristan WildsTristan WildsTristan Paul Mack Wilds is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Michael Lee on the HBO original drama series The Wire and as Dixon Wilson on the CW drama series 90210.-Life and career:...
, an American actor - Tristan A. FarnonTristan A. FarnonTristan Alexander Farnon is an American webcomic author, creator of Leisure Town, and a member of the web comic Jerkcity.-Leisure Town:...
, an American webcomic author - Tristan de ClermontTristan de ClermontTristan de Clermont was a French-born knight who married Catherine of Taranto, youngest daughter of Mary of Enghien and Raimondo del Balzo Orsini, Prince of Taranto....
, a French-born knight who became Count of Copertino by dowry of Catherine of Taranto - Tristán de Luna y ArellanoTristán de Luna y ArellanoTristán de Luna y Arellano was a Spanish Conquistador of the 16th century. Born in Borobia, Spain, he came to New Spain in about 1530, and was sent on an expedition to conquer Florida in 1559...
, a Spanish conquistador - Diego TristánDiego TristánDiego Tristán Herrera is a retired Spanish professional footballer.At his peak, he was considered amongst the best strikers in Europe, displaying a vast array of skills: dribble, shot accuracy, aerial ability and off-the-ball movements; he is best known for his Deportivo de La Coruña spell, where...
, a Spanish footballer - Tristan Cox, a British playwright, adventurer and erotic dancer
- Tristan GemmillTristan GemmillTristan Gemmill is an English actor, most notable for his role as Dr Adam Trueman on Casualty. He was educated at Holmewood House School, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, up to the age of 13. He then won an Academic Scholarship to Tonbridge School.- Biography :Gemmill is married to actress Emily Hamilton;...
, a British actor
See also
- Tristan (disambiguation)Tristan (disambiguation)Tristan is a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend.Tristan may also refer to:Literature and other media:* Tristan, a 12th century French poem by Thomas of Britain* Tristan, another 12th century French poem by Béroul...
- Tristão da CunhaTristão da CunhaTristão da Cunha was a Portuguese explorer and naval commander. In 1514 he served as ambassador from king Manuel I of Portugal to Pope Leo X leading a luxurious embassy presenting in Rome the new conquests of Portugal...
- a remote volcanic group of islands in the south Atlantic Ocean - Tristan and IseultTristan and IseultThe legend of Tristan and Iseult is an influential romance and tragedy, retold in numerous sources with as many variations. The tragic story is of the adulterous love between the Cornish knight Tristan and the Irish princess Iseult...
- influential romance and tragedy story - The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, GentlemanThe Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, GentlemanThe Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman is a novel by Laurence Sterne. It was published in nine volumes, the first two appearing in 1759, and seven others following over the next 10 years....
- a novel by Laurence Sterne - Finnegans WakeFinnegans WakeFinnegans Wake is a novel by Irish author James Joyce, significant for its experimental style and resulting reputation as one of the most difficult works of fiction in the English language. Written in Paris over a period of seventeen years, and published in 1939, two years before the author's...
- a work of comic fiction by Irish author James Joyce