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The Name Tristan - Origin and Meaning of Tristan
  



The Name Tristan - Origin and Meaning of Tristan


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Tristan

Cornish and Latin

Usage of the Name Tristan

Welsh, French, English, Celtic Mythology

Meaning of the Name Tristan

The name Tristan comes from the Brythonic name Drust or Drustanus, which is possibly derived from "drest" meaning "riot". The modern form is influenced by the French word "triste" meaning "sad" or "sorrowful" (it is derived from the Latin word "tristis").

Famous Bearers

Sir Tristan was one of the main characters of the Tristan and Iseult story, a Cornish hero and one of the Knights of the Round Table.
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