Tristan -- known through medieval legend and Wagnerian opera --.

Tristan celtic meaning. Tristan as a boys name also used less generally as girls name Tristan is pronounced TRISS-tan. In modern Welsh appears as the noun trwst plural trystau and the verb trystio to clatter. In Celtic Baby Names the meaning of the name Tristan is.

The masculine name Tristan is an Old French form of the name Drustan from Pictish and is a diminutive of Drust. The name Tristan is a boys name meaning sorrowful and is of Celtic origin. Tristan is the 183 ranked male name by popularity.

In Arthurian Legend Baby Names the meaning of the name Tristan is. The spelling of the name was changed to be associated with the Latin word tristis meaning sad. Tristan or Tristram is a Christian name meaning sorrow.

Tristan is an Old French name whose meaning is uncertain. Instead Tristan and Isolde end up falling in love. Though Tristan was the male figure in the romantic legend and his name has become trendy for boys its used now for girls too.

The name Drust is most likely derived from the Celtic drest which means tumult or riot. It arises from the Brythonic identify Drust or Drustanus. Tristan or Tristram or Tristen is a given name of Welsh origin.

Though Tristan was the male figure in the romantic legend and his name has become trendy for boys its used now for girls too. Their tragic story was very popular in the Middle Ages and the name has occasionally been used since that time. Tristan Meaning and Origin.