English

Proper noun

Tristan

1. A male given name.
   • 1978 Jim Harrison, Legends of the Fall, Dell (1994), ISBN 0385285965, page 201:

     After the first son had been properly named after the grandfather, the second caught the the brunt of her few impulses, being named "Tristan", gleaned from medieval lore from her years at Wellesley.

2. A knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend
3. A female given name

Translations

Synonyms

• Tristram, Tristam (Arthurian hero)

Anagrams

• transit

References

1. ↑ “Tristan”, in the Collins English Dictionary (CollinsDictionary.com).. Accessed 29 August 2013.
2. ↑ American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed. "Tristan". 2000. Accessed 29 August 2013.
3. ↑ “Tristan” in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Online.. Accessed 29 August 2013.

Faroese

Etymology

Ultimately, from Old French Tristan.

Proper noun

Tristan m

1. A male given name.

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Tristan: Tristansson
• daughter of Tristan: Tristansdóttir

Declension

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁistɑ̃/

Proper noun

Tristan m

1. A male given name, cognate to English Tristan

Anagrams

• tirants

German

Proper noun

Tristan

1. A male given name, cognate to English Tristan.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰrɪstan/

  Rhymes: -ɪstan

Proper noun

Tristan m

1. A male given name

Declension

Old French

Proper noun

Tristan m ‎(nominative singular Tristans)

1. A male given name, cognate to English Tristan