Tristan

== English == === Etymology === Old French, the name of a knight, lover of Iseult in medieval romance Tristan and Iseult, from Celtic Drystan derived from drest meaning "riot" or "tumult". === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɪstən/ Rhymes: -ɪstən (General American) enPR: trĭstən, trĭstän, trĭstăn === Proper noun === Tristan A male given name from the Celtic languages. A knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend A female given name. Ellipsis of Tristan da Cunha. ==== Synonyms ==== Tristram, Tristam (Arthurian hero) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === start in, transit, Transit, straint, startin' == Faroese == === Etymology === Ultimately, from Old French Tristan. === Proper noun === Tristan m a male given name ==== Usage notes ==== Patronymics Tristan's son: Tristansson Tristan's daughter: Tristansdóttir ==== Declension ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʁis.tɑ̃/ === Proper noun === Tristan m a male given name, equivalent to English Tristan a French surname === Further reading === filae.com === Anagrams === tirants == German == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Tristan a male given name, equivalent to English Tristan == Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtʰrɪstan/ Rhymes: -ɪstan === Proper noun === Tristan m (proper noun, genitive singular Tristans) a male given name ==== Declension ==== == Old French == === Proper noun === Tristan m (nominative singular Tristans) a male given name, equivalent to English Tristan