Tristan

/ˈtɹɪstən/

Synonyms for "tristan" (11 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
arthurian heroarthurian knightfirst name

Strong matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
forenamegiven namelead role

Related words (5)

Noun(5 words)
legendary heromythic knightopera protagonisttitle charactertristram

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

7 entries
fictional characterlegendary figuremythical characternameoperatic characterpersonal nameproper noun

More specific

8 entries
Arthurian knightcentral figurecourtly loverlead rolemononymoperatic heroshort nametragic hero

Collocations

6 entries
Tristan and IsoldeTristan legendTristan nameTristan und Isoldeopera Tristan und Isoldetitle character Tristan

Inflections

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Derivations

2 entries

Translations

15 translations across 14 languages.

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Chinese Mandarin

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  • 特里斯坦 name (male given name)

Dutch

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  • Tristan name (male given name)

Faroese

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  • Tristan name (male given name)

French

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  • Tristan name (male given name)

German

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  • Tristan name (male given name)

Greek

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  • Τριστάνος name (male given name)

Icelandic

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  • Tristan name (male given name)

Italian

1 entries
  • Tristano name (male given name)

Old French

2 entries
  • Tristan name (male given name)
  • Tristran name (male given name)

Old Occitan

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  • Tristan name (male given name)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • Tristão name (male given name)

Russian

1 entries
  • Триста́н name (male given name)

Spanish

1 entries
  • Tristán name (male given name)

Welsh

1 entries
  • Trystan name (male given name)

Sample sentences

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The knight Tristan loved the princess Iseult.

Source: tatoeba (2720523)

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.

Source: wiktionary

'His name is Tristan, by the way.' 'Tristan?' 'Yes. Oh, I should have told you. You must have wondered about my own queer name. It was my father. Great Wagnerian. It nearly ruled his life. It was music all the time – mainly Wagner.'

Source: wiktionary

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