On the way back Tristan and Isolde accidentally drink a potion that makes them fall in love.

Tristan meaning and origin. All online services for meaning origin and compatibility of the name and surname Tristán Jeng. This ancient name was probably influenced by the French term triste meaning sad. Tristan name meanings is A sorrowful man in arthurian legend a knight of the round table.

In Arthurian legend Tristan sometimes called Tristram was a Knight of the Round Table and the tragic hero of the medieval tale Tristan and Isolde. French Baby Names Meaning. Drustan Ancient Celtic diminutive Tristan.

From the Celtic name Tristan. What Does Tristan Mean and History. The name is of unknown derivation.

Derived from the Celtic name Drystan which means riot. The tale has been retold in many poems and operas. In Welsh it has the meaning noise of arms or clanking sword and in French it holds the meaning sorrowful and is an Old French form of Drustan a diminutive of the the Celtic Gaelic name Drust from Drest tumult.

It is of Celtic origin. From a Celtic name. This ancient name was probably influenced by the French term triste meaning sad.

List of surnames with name Tristán name origin. The name was borne in medieval legend by a knight who was sent to Israel by King Mark of Cornwall to bring Isolde back to be the kings bride. See what 8 people think about Tristan.