Tristan

//ˈtɹɪstən// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from the Celtic languages.

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

  2. 2
    A knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend
  3. 3
    A female given name.
  4. 4
    Ellipsis of Tristan da Cunha. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

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tristramtristamtristram

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"The knight Tristan loved the princess Iseult."

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".

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round table

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