Tristan

Pronunciation

British: IPA: /ËˆtÉ¹ÉªstÉ™n/

Collins Dictionary. "Tristan". 2013. Accessed 29 August 2013.

Rhymes: -ÉªstÉ™n
American: enPR: trÄstÉ™n

American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed. "Tristan". 2000. Accessed 29 August 2013.Merriam-Webster Online. "Tristan". 2013. Accessed 29 August 2013.

Origin

From the name of a knight, lover of Iseult in medieval romance, from Drystan derived from drest meaning "riot" or "tumult".

Full definition of Tristan

Proper noun

Tristan

(plural Tristans)

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.

A knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend

Synonyms

Tristram, Tristam (Arthurian hero)

Anagrams

transit