What is the meaning of the name Tristan.

Meaning of tristan baby name. In Arthurian legend Tristan was a Knight of the Round table. See the popularity of the boys name Tristan over time plus its meaning origin common sibling names and more in BabyCenters Baby Names tool. Celtic - Gaelic meaning.

The name Tristan is primarily a gender-neutral name of Welsh origin that means Tumult. It is of Celtic origin. In Arthurian legend Tristan sometimes called Tristram was a Knight of the Round Table and the tragic hero of.

The story was told in an epic poem of tennyson and a wagner opera. In Celtic the meaning of the name Tristan is. The different meanings of the name Tristan are.

Tristan -- known through medieval legend and Wagnerian opera -- has a slightly wistful touching air. In the city of the medieval legend of tristan is a knight falls in love with isolde the wife of his uncle. In Arthurian legend Tristan was a Knight of the Round Table and tragic hero of the medieval.

From the Celtic name Tristan. From the Old French Tristran which is from the Gaelic Drystan a name derived from drest tumult riot. The meaning of the name Tristan is different in several languages countries and cultures and has more than one possibly same or different meanings available.

Tristan as a boys name also used less generally as girls name Tristan is pronounced TRISS-tan. The name Tristan is a boys name of Celtic origin meaning noise or sorrowful. In Arthurian legend Tristan was a Knight of the Round Table and tragic hero of the medieval tale Tristram and Isolde.